Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster 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.
Kensington and Chelsea
E09000020 · Metropolitan Police Service
Westminster
E09000033 · Metropolitan Police Service
Getting better or worse
+1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Westminster
+3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
145,734
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
66,633 more in Westminster
212,367
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£52,576
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£34 more in Westminster
£52,610
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£1,250,149
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£395,951 more in Kensington and Chelsea
£854,198
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£3,629
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£450 more in Kensington and Chelsea
£3,179
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.6 percentage points higher in Westminster
4.1%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−540
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
251 more in Westminster
−289
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£1,667
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£617 more in Kensington and Chelsea
£1,050
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
20.3
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
3.6 more in Westminster
23.9
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
19.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
5.8 percentage points higher in Westminster
25.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
177.1
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
239.4 more in Westminster
416.5
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
23.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
7.6 years more in Kensington and Chelsea
16.2 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
82.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
10.3 percentage points higher in Kensington and Chelsea
72.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
3.17%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
1.18 percentage points higher in Kensington and Chelsea
1.99%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
12,070
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,462 more in Kensington and Chelsea
10,608
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,745
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
97 more in Kensington and Chelsea
3,649
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 145,734 in Kensington and Chelsea and 212,367 in Westminster (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £52,576 in Kensington and Chelsea and £52,610 in Westminster (2025); and average house price was £1,250,149 in Kensington and Chelsea and £854,198 in Westminster (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 145,734 in Kensington and Chelsea and 212,367 in Westminster (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £52,576 in Kensington and Chelsea and £52,610 in Westminster (2025); and average house price was £1,250,149 in Kensington and Chelsea and £854,198 in Westminster (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 | Kensington and Chelsea per 1,000 | offences | Westminster per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 177.1 | 25,815 | 416.5 | 88,460 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.3 | 335 | 4.6 | 978 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 8.2 | 1,199 | 12.1 | 2,579 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.9 | 867 | 9.1 | 1,935 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 8.1 | 1,181 | 14.5 | 3,075 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.2 | 172 | 2.4 | 506 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 19.6 | 2,852 | 72.5 | 15,401 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.8 | 120 | 2.0 | 420 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 9.1 | 1,320 | 18.1 | 3,849 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 3.6 | 518 | 13.6 | 2,880 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 22.4 | 3,261 | 41.8 | 8,883 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 12.0 | 1,744 | 88.0 | 18,691 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 14.5 | 2,116 | 13.5 | 2,866 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 35.2 | 5,136 | 60.5 | 12,844 | 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 (145,734 and 212,367 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.