Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Melton and South Kesteven 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.
Melton
E07000133 · Leicestershire Police
South Kesteven
E07000141 · Lincolnshire Police
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
4 more in Melton
−5
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
54,694
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
93,375 more in South Kesteven
148,069
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£33,900
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,022 more in South Kesteven
£34,922
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£283,892
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£28,529 more in Melton
£255,363
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£796
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£47 more in South Kesteven
£843
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.8%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
The same in both
2.8%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−43
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
163 more in South Kesteven
+120
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
£170 more in Melton
£2,260
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
14.9
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
0.3 more in South Kesteven
15.2
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
16.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.3 percentage points higher in South Kesteven
17.3%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
64.8
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
7.4 more in South Kesteven
72.2
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
8.4 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.1 years more in Melton
7.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
28.2%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
0.8 percentage points higher in South Kesteven
29.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
7.17%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.70 percentage points higher in Melton
6.47%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,404
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
513 more in Melton
10,891
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,627
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
31 more in Melton
3,596
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 54,694 in Melton and 148,069 in South Kesteven (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £33,900 in Melton and £34,922 in South Kesteven (2025); and average house price was £283,892 in Melton and £255,363 in South Kesteven (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 54,694 in Melton and 148,069 in South Kesteven (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £33,900 in Melton and £34,922 in South Kesteven (2025); and average house price was £283,892 in Melton and £255,363 in South Kesteven (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 | Melton per 1,000 | offences | South Kesteven per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 64.8 | 3,545 | 72.2 | 10,689 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 17 | 0.4 | 57 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.3 | 126 | 2.2 | 329 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.1 | 331 | 5.4 | 795 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.9 | 104 | 1.1 | 167 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.3 | 73 | 2.1 | 315 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.6 | 249 | 3.7 | 549 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.6 | 32 | 0.5 | 69 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 4.4 | 242 | 4.6 | 688 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.2 | 9 | 0.6 | 85 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 7.6 | 418 | 6.3 | 929 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.4 | 21 | 0.1 | 11 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.5 | 139 | 3.2 | 479 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 24.3 | 1,329 | 25.3 | 3,747 | 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 (54,694 and 148,069 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.