Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Kingston upon Thames and Leeds 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.
Kingston upon Thames
E09000021 · Metropolitan Police Service
Leeds
E08000035 · West Yorkshire Police
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
The same in both
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
172,761
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
667,789 more in Leeds
840,550
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£46,871
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£10,155 more in Kingston upon Thames
£36,716
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£594,498
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£345,104 more in Kingston upon Thames
£249,394
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,807
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£667 more in Kingston upon Thames
£1,140
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.2%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
1.4 percentage points higher in Leeds
4.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+606
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
1,094 more in Leeds
+1,700
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,609
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£325 more in Kingston upon Thames
£2,284
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
11.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
13.1 more in Leeds
24.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
16.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
8.2 percentage points higher in Leeds
24.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
87.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
40.3 more in Leeds
127.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
12.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
5.9 years more in Kingston upon Thames
6.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
46.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
9.0 percentage points higher in Kingston upon Thames
37.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.57%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.65 percentage points higher in Leeds
6.22%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
12,916
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,111 more in Kingston upon Thames
11,805
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,513
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
371 more in Kingston upon Thames
3,141
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 172,761 in Kingston upon Thames and 840,550 in Leeds (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £46,871 in Kingston upon Thames and £36,716 in Leeds (2025); and average house price was £594,498 in Kingston upon Thames and £249,394 in Leeds (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 172,761 in Kingston upon Thames and 840,550 in Leeds (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £46,871 in Kingston upon Thames and £36,716 in Leeds (2025); and average house price was £594,498 in Kingston upon Thames and £249,394 in Leeds (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 | Kingston upon Thames per 1,000 | offences | Leeds per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 87.0 | 15,025 | 127.3 | 106,965 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.5 | 267 | 1.2 | 976 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 3.1 | 538 | 7.0 | 5,922 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4.0 | 693 | 8.7 | 7,306 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 4.2 | 720 | 4.4 | 3,698 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.0 | 170 | 3.7 | 3,135 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.4 | 938 | 8.6 | 7,221 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.6 | 97 | 1.3 | 1,066 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 5.4 | 926 | 9.7 | 8,130 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.4 | 235 | 2.3 | 1,922 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 9.0 | 1,563 | 12.0 | 10,069 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 2.4 | 413 | 1.3 | 1,069 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 6.0 | 1,030 | 6.9 | 5,784 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 24.1 | 4,171 | 48.9 | 41,138 | 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 (172,761 and 840,550 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.