Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Oxford and Somerset 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.
Oxford
E07000178 · Thames Valley Police
Somerset
E06000066 · Avon and Somerset Constabulary
Getting better or worse
+1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
4 more in Oxford
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
165,940
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
425,032 more in Somerset
590,972
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£43,289
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£7,010 more in Oxford
£36,279
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£466,815
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£185,244 more in Oxford
£281,571
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,966
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£960 more in Oxford
£1,006
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
The same in both
2.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+1,202
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
498 more in Oxford
+704
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,678
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£118 more in Oxford
£2,561
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
14.4
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
4.7 more in Somerset
19.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
16.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.1 percentage points higher in Somerset
18.1%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
106.4
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
16.7 more in Oxford
89.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
10.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
3.0 years more in Oxford
7.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
54.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
21.2 percentage points higher in Oxford
33.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.19%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.87 percentage points higher in Somerset
7.06%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
12,445
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
2,870 more in Oxford
9,576
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,346
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
300 more in Somerset
3,646
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 165,940 in Oxford and 590,972 in Somerset (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £43,289 in Oxford and £36,279 in Somerset (2025); and average house price was £466,815 in Oxford and £281,571 in Somerset (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 165,940 in Oxford and 590,972 in Somerset (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £43,289 in Oxford and £36,279 in Somerset (2025); and average house price was £466,815 in Oxford and £281,571 in Somerset (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 | Oxford per 1,000 | offences | Somerset per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 106.4 | 17,650 | 89.7 | 52,995 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 5.7 | 953 | 0.5 | 268 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.9 | 484 | 2.9 | 1,719 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.6 | 1,095 | 6.4 | 3,754 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 4.2 | 702 | 1.2 | 687 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.7 | 286 | 1.8 | 1,091 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 9.4 | 1,562 | 5.3 | 3,151 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.8 | 128 | 0.5 | 323 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 8.8 | 1,458 | 8.3 | 4,895 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.4 | 237 | 1.0 | 603 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 12.7 | 2,115 | 8.1 | 4,789 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 2.0 | 340 | 0.1 | 73 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 4.3 | 706 | 2.3 | 1,352 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 36.0 | 5,970 | 38.1 | 22,515 | 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 (165,940 and 590,972 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.