Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Southampton and Test Valley 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.
Southampton
E06000045 · Hampshire Constabulary
Test Valley
E07000093 · Hampshire Constabulary
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Test Valley
+1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
259,230
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
123,532 more in Southampton
135,698
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£37,130
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£3,446 more in Test Valley
£40,576
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£235,362
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£136,986 more in Test Valley
£372,348
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,255
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£21 more in Southampton
£1,234
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
4.2%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
2.2 percentage points higher in Southampton
2.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+672
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
627 more in Southampton
+45
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,381
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£76 more in Southampton
£2,306
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
25.6
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
13.4 more in Southampton
12.2
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
25.9%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
12.5 percentage points higher in Southampton
13.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
130.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
70.6 more in Southampton
60.1
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
6.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
2.9 years more in Test Valley
9.2 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
40.6%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
4.1 percentage points higher in Southampton
36.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.41%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.73 percentage points higher in Southampton
5.68%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
9,836
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
524 more in Test Valley
10,359
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,304
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
582 more in Test Valley
3,887
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 259,230 in Southampton and 135,698 in Test Valley (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,130 in Southampton and £40,576 in Test Valley (2025); and average house price was £235,362 in Southampton and £372,348 in Test Valley (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 259,230 in Southampton and 135,698 in Test Valley (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,130 in Southampton and £40,576 in Test Valley (2025); and average house price was £235,362 in Southampton and £372,348 in Test Valley (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 | Southampton per 1,000 | offences | Test Valley per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 130.7 | 33,884 | 60.1 | 8,154 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.5 | 378 | 0.3 | 36 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 4.6 | 1,204 | 2.9 | 395 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8.2 | 2,117 | 3.8 | 509 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 5.1 | 1,310 | 1.6 | 220 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.1 | 538 | 1.2 | 167 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 7.3 | 1,894 | 3.9 | 534 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 2.3 | 589 | 0.9 | 124 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 10.1 | 2,615 | 4.4 | 597 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.9 | 499 | 0.4 | 52 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 13.7 | 3,550 | 3.9 | 536 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.8 | 217 | 0.2 | 21 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 6.5 | 1,677 | 2.6 | 354 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 53.8 | 13,945 | 26.5 | 3,590 | 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 (259,230 and 135,698 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.