Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Breckland and Hinckley and Bosworth 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.
Breckland
E07000143 · Norfolk Constabulary
Hinckley and Bosworth
E07000132 · Leicestershire 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
148,095
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
29,855 more in Breckland
118,240
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£34,399
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,272 more in Hinckley and Bosworth
£35,671
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£273,851
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£12,267 more in Breckland
£261,584
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£925
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£8 more in Hinckley and Bosworth
£933
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.2 percentage points higher in Breckland
2.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−216
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
229 more in Hinckley and Bosworth
+13
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,444
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£61 more in Breckland
£2,383
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
20.4
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
6.7 more in Breckland
13.7
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
18.9%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
3.3 percentage points higher in Breckland
15.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
56.6
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
8.6 more in Hinckley and Bosworth
65.2
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
8.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.7 years more in Breckland
7.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
32.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
0.9 percentage points higher in Breckland
31.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
7.10%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.42 percentage points higher in Breckland
6.68%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
9,919
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,340 more in Hinckley and Bosworth
11,259
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,911
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
502 more in Breckland
3,409
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 148,095 in Breckland and 118,240 in Hinckley and Bosworth (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £34,399 in Breckland and £35,671 in Hinckley and Bosworth (2025); and average house price was £273,851 in Breckland and £261,584 in Hinckley and Bosworth (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 148,095 in Breckland and 118,240 in Hinckley and Bosworth (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £34,399 in Breckland and £35,671 in Hinckley and Bosworth (2025); and average house price was £273,851 in Breckland and £261,584 in Hinckley and Bosworth (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 | Breckland per 1,000 | offences | Hinckley and Bosworth per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 56.6 | 8,379 | 65.2 | 7,704 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 | 55 | 0.3 | 34 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 1.5 | 217 | 4.0 | 472 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.0 | 737 | 6.1 | 723 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.8 | 271 | 1.3 | 154 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.9 | 282 | 1.5 | 175 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 3.4 | 509 | 4.5 | 530 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.8 | 121 | 0.4 | 43 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 3.9 | 571 | 4.9 | 583 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.2 | 28 | 0.3 | 40 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 3.7 | 547 | 3.6 | 427 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.1 | 16 | 0.3 | 37 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 1.5 | 217 | 3.7 | 434 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 24.9 | 3,693 | 25.6 | 3,030 | 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 (148,095 and 118,240 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.