Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Milton Keynes and Thurrock 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.
Milton Keynes
E06000042 · Thames Valley Police
Thurrock
E06000034 · Essex Police
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Milton Keynes
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
308,866
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
127,202 more in Milton Keynes
181,664
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£41,389
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£608 more in Thurrock
£41,997
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£325,104
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£2,072 more in Thurrock
£327,176
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,343
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£32 more in Thurrock
£1,375
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
4.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.3 percentage points higher in Thurrock
4.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+1,452
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
944 more in Milton Keynes
+508
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,372
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£118 more in Milton Keynes
£2,255
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
18.5
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.5 more in Thurrock
21.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
21.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.7 percentage points higher in Thurrock
23.7%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
100.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
1.0 more in Milton Keynes
99.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
7.9 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.1 years more in Milton Keynes
7.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
38.9%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
0.4 percentage points higher in Thurrock
39.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.73%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.36 percentage points higher in Milton Keynes
5.37%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,052
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
330 more in Milton Keynes
10,722
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,353
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
271 more in Thurrock
3,624
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 308,866 in Milton Keynes and 181,664 in Thurrock (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £41,389 in Milton Keynes and £41,997 in Thurrock (2025); and average house price was £325,104 in Milton Keynes and £327,176 in Thurrock (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 308,866 in Milton Keynes and 181,664 in Thurrock (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £41,389 in Milton Keynes and £41,997 in Thurrock (2025); and average house price was £325,104 in Milton Keynes and £327,176 in Thurrock (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 | Milton Keynes per 1,000 | offences | Thurrock per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 100.0 | 30,901 | 99.0 | 17,988 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.9 | 276 | 0.7 | 126 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 3.4 | 1,040 | 3.0 | 538 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.9 | 2,133 | 8.9 | 1,612 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 3.1 | 943 | 4.6 | 837 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.8 | 552 | 1.9 | 352 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 7.3 | 2,266 | 6.4 | 1,162 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.6 | 190 | 1.0 | 190 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 7.3 | 2,262 | 6.2 | 1,123 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.2 | 360 | 1.0 | 176 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 10.4 | 3,225 | 10.6 | 1,917 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.7 | 227 | 0.6 | 113 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 6.5 | 2,010 | 9.2 | 1,668 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 39.2 | 12,108 | 33.9 | 6,161 | 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 (308,866 and 181,664 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.