Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Buckinghamshire and Waltham Forest 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
Waltham Forest
E09000031 · Metropolitan Police Service
Getting better or worse
−4
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Waltham Forest
−2
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
300,583 more in Buckinghamshire
283,713
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
£2,060 more in Waltham Forest
£45,350
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
£32,235 more in Waltham Forest
£522,743
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,474
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£291 more in Waltham Forest
£1,765
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
3.5 percentage points higher in Waltham Forest
6.5%
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)
25 more in Buckinghamshire
+944
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
£140 more in Buckinghamshire
£2,387
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
11.5 more in Waltham Forest
23.5
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
14.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
15.6 percentage points higher in Waltham Forest
29.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
61.8
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
42.5 more in Waltham Forest
104.3
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
0.2 years more in Waltham Forest
11.5 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
5.8 percentage points higher in Waltham Forest
46.7%
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
0.58 percentage points higher in Buckinghamshire
5.26%
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
2,753 more in Buckinghamshire
11,296
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
4,143
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
1,145 more in Buckinghamshire
2,997
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 584,296 in Buckinghamshire and 283,713 in Waltham Forest (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £43,290 in Buckinghamshire and £45,350 in Waltham Forest (2025); and average house price was £490,508 in Buckinghamshire and £522,743 in Waltham Forest (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 283,713 in Waltham Forest (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £43,290 in Buckinghamshire and £45,350 in Waltham Forest (2025); and average house price was £490,508 in Buckinghamshire and £522,743 in Waltham Forest (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 | Waltham Forest per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 61.8 | 36,112 | 104.3 | 29,597 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 165 | 1.3 | 358 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.1 | 1,254 | 4.5 | 1,288 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4.6 | 2,699 | 4.5 | 1,271 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.3 | 1,356 | 5.8 | 1,638 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.6 | 906 | 1.1 | 298 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.3 | 3,085 | 8.2 | 2,318 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.3 | 203 | 0.6 | 179 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 4.7 | 2,754 | 5.2 | 1,468 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.7 | 385 | 2.6 | 741 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 5.0 | 2,933 | 7.3 | 2,080 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.4 | 213 | 4.7 | 1,322 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 4.0 | 2,339 | 8.8 | 2,495 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 23.8 | 13,899 | 25.6 | 7,259 | 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 283,713 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.