Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Buckinghamshire and Surrey Heath 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.
Buckinghamshire
E06000060 · Thames Valley Police
Surrey Heath
E07000214 · Surrey Police
Getting better or worse
−4
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
1 more in Surrey Heath
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
584,296
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
489,202 more in Buckinghamshire
95,094
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£43,290
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£343 more in Surrey Heath
£43,633
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£490,508
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£29,112 more in Buckinghamshire
£461,396
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,474
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£34 more in Surrey Heath
£1,508
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.7 percentage points higher in Buckinghamshire
2.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+969
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
685 more in Buckinghamshire
+284
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,527
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£59 more in Surrey Heath
£2,585
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
11.9
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
3.9 more in Buckinghamshire
8.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
14.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.6 percentage points higher in Buckinghamshire
11.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
61.8
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
1.4 more in Buckinghamshire
60.4
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
11.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.7 years more in Buckinghamshire
10.6 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
40.9%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
0.6 percentage points higher in Surrey Heath
41.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.84%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.08 percentage points higher in Surrey Heath
5.92%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
14,050
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
638 more in Surrey Heath
14,687
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
4,143
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
124 more in Buckinghamshire
4,019
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 584,296 in Buckinghamshire and 95,094 in Surrey Heath (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £43,290 in Buckinghamshire and £43,633 in Surrey Heath (2025); and average house price was £490,508 in Buckinghamshire and £461,396 in Surrey Heath (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 584,296 in Buckinghamshire and 95,094 in Surrey Heath (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £43,290 in Buckinghamshire and £43,633 in Surrey Heath (2025); and average house price was £490,508 in Buckinghamshire and £461,396 in Surrey Heath (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 | Buckinghamshire per 1,000 | offences | Surrey Heath per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 61.8 | 36,112 | 60.4 | 5,743 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 165 | 0.3 | 32 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.1 | 1,254 | 1.5 | 147 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4.6 | 2,699 | 4.4 | 421 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.3 | 1,356 | 1.5 | 146 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.6 | 906 | 3.0 | 289 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.3 | 3,085 | 5.0 | 480 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.3 | 203 | 0.4 | 39 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 4.7 | 2,754 | 5.3 | 508 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.7 | 385 | 0.3 | 26 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 5.0 | 2,933 | 4.1 | 391 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.4 | 213 | 0.2 | 20 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 4.0 | 2,339 | 2.0 | 190 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 23.8 | 13,899 | 21.3 | 2,022 | 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 (584,296 and 95,094 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.