Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Chorley and West Lancashire 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.
Chorley
E07000118 · Lancashire Constabulary
West Lancashire
E07000127 · Lancashire Constabulary
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
121,814
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
1,750 more in West Lancashire
123,564
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£39,350
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,248 more in Chorley
£38,102
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£212,647
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£19,169 more in West Lancashire
£231,816
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£792
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£11 more in West Lancashire
£803
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.2 percentage points higher in West Lancashire
2.7%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+192
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
145 more in West Lancashire
+337
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,430
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£26 more in West Lancashire
£2,456
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
16.4
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.9 more in West Lancashire
18.3
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
16.8%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.7 percentage points higher in West Lancashire
19.5%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
79.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
16.7 more in Chorley
62.6
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
5.4 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.7 years more in West Lancashire
6.1 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
24.2%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
1.1 percentage points higher in West Lancashire
25.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.18%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.27 percentage points higher in West Lancashire
6.45%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,100
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
469 more in West Lancashire
11,568
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,246
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
158 more in West Lancashire
3,405
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 121,814 in Chorley and 123,564 in West Lancashire (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £39,350 in Chorley and £38,102 in West Lancashire (2025); and average house price was £212,647 in Chorley and £231,816 in West Lancashire (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 121,814 in Chorley and 123,564 in West Lancashire (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £39,350 in Chorley and £38,102 in West Lancashire (2025); and average house price was £212,647 in Chorley and £231,816 in West Lancashire (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 | Chorley per 1,000 | offences | West Lancashire per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 79.3 | 9,660 | 62.6 | 7,733 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 35 | 0.2 | 24 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.1 | 260 | 2.2 | 267 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.0 | 725 | 5.1 | 630 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.8 | 223 | 1.8 | 217 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.5 | 299 | 1.8 | 225 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.2 | 515 | 3.5 | 434 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.8 | 101 | 1.1 | 131 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 3.8 | 463 | 2.9 | 358 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.4 | 51 | 0.6 | 68 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 3.9 | 475 | 2.4 | 296 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 34 | 0.1 | 18 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.5 | 304 | 2.2 | 271 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 32.5 | 3,954 | 24.3 | 2,997 | 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 (121,814 and 123,564 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.