Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Cornwall and Mid Sussex 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.
Cornwall
E06000052 · Devon & Cornwall Police
Mid Sussex
E07000228 · Sussex Police
Getting better or worse
−2
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
1 more in Mid Sussex
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
584,782
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
421,216 more in Cornwall
163,566
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£35,002
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£9,350 more in Mid Sussex
£44,352
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£277,801
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£148,640 more in Mid Sussex
£426,441
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,004
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£416 more in Mid Sussex
£1,420
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
1.0 percentage points higher in Cornwall
2.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−583
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
1,238 more in Mid Sussex
+655
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,591
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£117 more in Cornwall
£2,474
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
22.3
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
13.7 more in Cornwall
8.7
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
22.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
9.9 percentage points higher in Cornwall
12.1%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
71.6
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
12.3 more in Cornwall
59.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
7.9 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.7 years more in Mid Sussex
9.6 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
34.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
4.0 percentage points higher in Mid Sussex
38.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
7.40%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
1.82 percentage points higher in Cornwall
5.58%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
8,591
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
3,348 more in Mid Sussex
11,939
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
4,081
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
320 more in Cornwall
3,761
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 584,782 in Cornwall and 163,566 in Mid Sussex (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,002 in Cornwall and £44,352 in Mid Sussex (2025); and average house price was £277,801 in Cornwall and £426,441 in Mid Sussex (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 584,782 in Cornwall and 163,566 in Mid Sussex (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,002 in Cornwall and £44,352 in Mid Sussex (2025); and average house price was £277,801 in Cornwall and £426,441 in Mid Sussex (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 | Cornwall per 1,000 | offences | Mid Sussex per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 71.6 | 41,859 | 59.3 | 9,703 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 | 91 | 0.3 | 45 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 1.5 | 898 | 2.3 | 378 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7.3 | 4,273 | 4.9 | 797 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.5 | 861 | 1.4 | 226 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.6 | 929 | 1.4 | 225 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.4 | 3,132 | 3.8 | 622 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.7 | 434 | 0.6 | 105 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 4.5 | 2,622 | 4.9 | 795 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 183 | 0.4 | 70 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 3.9 | 2,276 | 3.6 | 597 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.4 | 205 | 0.2 | 29 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 1.6 | 910 | 2.2 | 357 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 33.3 | 19,470 | 18.8 | 3,080 | 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 (584,782 and 163,566 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.