Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Brent and Kensington and Chelsea 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.
Brent
E09000005 · Metropolitan Police Service
Kensington and Chelsea
E09000020 · Metropolitan Police Service
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Kensington and Chelsea
+1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
352,201
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
206,467 more in Brent
145,734
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£39,944
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£12,632 more in Kensington and Chelsea
£52,576
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£544,174
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£705,975 more in Kensington and Chelsea
£1,250,149
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£2,012
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£1,617 more in Kensington and Chelsea
£3,629
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
7.2%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
3.7 percentage points higher in Brent
3.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+3,290
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
3,830 more in Brent
−540
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,235
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£569 more in Brent
£1,667
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
30.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
9.7 more in Brent
20.3
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
36.7%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
17.1 percentage points higher in Brent
19.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
123.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
53.2 more in Kensington and Chelsea
177.1
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
13.6 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
10.2 years more in Kensington and Chelsea
23.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
60.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
22.4 percentage points higher in Kensington and Chelsea
82.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.60%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
2.43 percentage points higher in Brent
3.17%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
13,514
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,445 more in Brent
12,070
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,240
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
505 more in Kensington and Chelsea
3,745
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 352,201 in Brent and 145,734 in Kensington and Chelsea (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £39,944 in Brent and £52,576 in Kensington and Chelsea (2025); and average house price was £544,174 in Brent and £1,250,149 in Kensington and Chelsea (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 352,201 in Brent and 145,734 in Kensington and Chelsea (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £39,944 in Brent and £52,576 in Kensington and Chelsea (2025); and average house price was £544,174 in Brent and £1,250,149 in Kensington and Chelsea (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 | Brent per 1,000 | offences | Kensington and Chelsea per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 123.9 | 43,630 | 177.1 | 25,815 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.8 | 289 | 2.3 | 335 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 5.0 | 1,764 | 8.2 | 1,199 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.0 | 1,751 | 5.9 | 867 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 7.7 | 2,709 | 8.1 | 1,181 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.3 | 472 | 1.2 | 172 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 9.0 | 3,172 | 19.6 | 2,852 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.9 | 302 | 0.8 | 120 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 6.7 | 2,350 | 9.1 | 1,320 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 3.9 | 1,356 | 3.6 | 518 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 8.6 | 3,040 | 22.4 | 3,261 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 5.9 | 2,081 | 12.0 | 1,744 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 8.3 | 2,922 | 14.5 | 2,116 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 31.3 | 11,035 | 35.2 | 5,136 | 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 (352,201 and 145,734 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.