Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Horsham and West Oxfordshire 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.
Horsham
E07000227 · Sussex Police
West Oxfordshire
E07000181 · Thames Valley 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
152,016
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
30,604 more in Horsham
121,412
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£43,487
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£445 more in West Oxfordshire
£43,932
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£436,940
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£20,515 more in Horsham
£416,425
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,465
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£172 more in Horsham
£1,293
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
1.9%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
The same in both
1.9%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+111
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
51 more in West Oxfordshire
+162
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,441
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£126 more in West Oxfordshire
£2,567
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
9.6
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
0.5 more in West Oxfordshire
10.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
12.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
0.2 percentage points higher in West Oxfordshire
12.2%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
55.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
6.4 more in Horsham
49.5
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
10.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.5 years more in Horsham
9.5 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
40.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
5.1 percentage points higher in Horsham
35.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.61%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.23 percentage points higher in West Oxfordshire
5.84%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,612
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
186 more in West Oxfordshire
11,798
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
4,056
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
39 more in West Oxfordshire
4,096
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 152,016 in Horsham and 121,412 in West Oxfordshire (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £43,487 in Horsham and £43,932 in West Oxfordshire (2025); and average house price was £436,940 in Horsham and £416,425 in West Oxfordshire (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 152,016 in Horsham and 121,412 in West Oxfordshire (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £43,487 in Horsham and £43,932 in West Oxfordshire (2025); and average house price was £436,940 in Horsham and £416,425 in West Oxfordshire (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 | Horsham per 1,000 | offences | West Oxfordshire per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 55.9 | 8,496 | 49.5 | 6,010 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 45 | 0.4 | 44 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.0 | 307 | 2.4 | 292 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4.8 | 727 | 3.8 | 465 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.1 | 160 | 1.0 | 123 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.2 | 180 | 1.1 | 129 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 3.3 | 505 | 3.3 | 401 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.4 | 68 | 0.2 | 19 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 3.9 | 591 | 3.8 | 461 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.4 | 65 | 0.3 | 37 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 5.8 | 875 | 3.4 | 413 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 28 | 0.3 | 31 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 1.8 | 272 | 2.2 | 269 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 18.3 | 2,780 | 21.5 | 2,613 | 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 (152,016 and 121,412 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.