Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Test Valley and Wiltshire 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.
Test Valley
E07000093 · Hampshire Constabulary
Wiltshire
E06000054 · Wiltshire Police
Getting better or worse
+1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
4 more in Test Valley
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
135,698
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
390,694 more in Wiltshire
526,392
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£40,576
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£2,765 more in Test Valley
£37,811
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£372,348
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£43,440 more in Test Valley
£328,908
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,234
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£162 more in Test Valley
£1,072
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.2 percentage points higher in Wiltshire
2.2%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+45
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
610 more in Wiltshire
+655
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,306
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£266 more in Wiltshire
£2,572
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
12.2
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.4 more in Wiltshire
13.6
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
13.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.4 percentage points higher in Wiltshire
14.8%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
60.1
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
0.3 more in Wiltshire
60.4
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
9.2 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.5 years more in Test Valley
8.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
36.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
2.5 percentage points higher in Test Valley
34.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.68%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
1.12 percentage points higher in Wiltshire
6.80%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,359
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
182 more in Wiltshire
10,541
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,887
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
64 more in Wiltshire
3,951
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 135,698 in Test Valley and 526,392 in Wiltshire (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £40,576 in Test Valley and £37,811 in Wiltshire (2025); and average house price was £372,348 in Test Valley and £328,908 in Wiltshire (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 135,698 in Test Valley and 526,392 in Wiltshire (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £40,576 in Test Valley and £37,811 in Wiltshire (2025); and average house price was £372,348 in Test Valley and £328,908 in Wiltshire (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 | Test Valley per 1,000 | offences | Wiltshire per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 60.1 | 8,154 | 60.4 | 31,793 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 36 | 0.4 | 228 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.9 | 395 | 2.2 | 1,158 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3.8 | 509 | 5.4 | 2,823 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.6 | 220 | 1.3 | 695 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.2 | 167 | 1.3 | 684 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 3.9 | 534 | 3.4 | 1,766 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.9 | 124 | 0.4 | 215 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 4.4 | 597 | 4.5 | 2,345 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.4 | 52 | 0.2 | 95 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 3.9 | 536 | 4.1 | 2,159 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 21 | 0.3 | 139 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.6 | 354 | 2.0 | 1,047 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 26.5 | 3,590 | 23.2 | 12,218 | 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 (135,698 and 526,392 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.