Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Surrey Heath and West Oxfordshire compared
Every measure Civometry publishes for both areas, side by side. Each figure is its publisher’s own for the period named beside it, and the difference between the two is stated in the middle. Neither area is called better: which direction counts as better depends on what you are asking, and the page does not decide that for you. Where the two figures are not comparable — a different period, or nothing published for one side — the row says so instead of showing a difference.
Surrey Heath
E07000214 · Surrey Police
West Oxfordshire
E07000181 · Thames Valley Police
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in West Oxfordshire
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
95,094
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
26,318 more in West Oxfordshire
121,412
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£43,633
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£299 more in West Oxfordshire
£43,932
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£461,396
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£44,971 more in Surrey Heath
£416,425
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,508
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£215 more in Surrey Heath
£1,293
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.4 percentage points higher in Surrey Heath
1.9%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+284
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
122 more in Surrey Heath
+162
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,585
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£18 more in Surrey Heath
£2,567
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
8.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.1 more in West Oxfordshire
10.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
11.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
0.8 percentage points higher in West Oxfordshire
12.2%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
60.4
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
10.9 more in Surrey Heath
49.5
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
10.6 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.1 years more in Surrey Heath
9.5 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
41.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
6.2 percentage points higher in Surrey Heath
35.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.92%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.08 percentage points higher in Surrey Heath
5.84%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
14,687
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
2,890 more in Surrey Heath
11,798
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
4,019
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
77 more in West Oxfordshire
4,096
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 95,094 in Surrey Heath and 121,412 in West Oxfordshire (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £43,633 in Surrey Heath and £43,932 in West Oxfordshire (2025); and average house price was £461,396 in Surrey Heath and £416,425 in West Oxfordshire (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 95,094 in Surrey Heath and 121,412 in West Oxfordshire (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £43,633 in Surrey Heath and £43,932 in West Oxfordshire (2025); and average house price was £461,396 in Surrey Heath and £416,425 in West Oxfordshire (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
Recorded crime by category
Offences per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to June 2026, from the same archive and the same window for both areas.
| Category | Surrey Heath per 1,000 | offences | West Oxfordshire per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 60.4 | 5,743 | 49.5 | 6,010 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 32 | 0.4 | 44 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 1.5 | 147 | 2.4 | 292 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4.4 | 421 | 3.8 | 465 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.5 | 146 | 1.0 | 123 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 3.0 | 289 | 1.1 | 129 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.0 | 480 | 3.3 | 401 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.4 | 39 | 0.2 | 19 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 5.3 | 508 | 3.8 | 461 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 26 | 0.3 | 37 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.1 | 391 | 3.4 | 413 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 20 | 0.3 | 31 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.0 | 190 | 2.2 | 269 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 21.3 | 2,022 | 21.5 | 2,613 | 34.7 |
| Violent crime | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
What this comparison rests on
Two figures are only subtracted when they are the same measure over the same period. Populations differ (95,094 and 121,412 residents on the latest estimates used here), so counts are shown alongside rates rather than instead of them. Nothing on this page is weighted, indexed or scored: every difference is one published number minus another, and the rows that cannot be compared say why.