Compare Bury against St. Helens

See how crimes rates, house prices and annual salaries compare between Bury and St. Helens.

Population comparison

Population for Bury
190,708
Population for St. Helens
181,095
Difference
9,613
Percentage Difference
5.17%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in Bury
84,970 (71.1%)
# People Employed in St. Helens
79,720 (70.6%)
Difference
84,970
Percentage Difference
6.38%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in Bury
29,550 (24.7%)
# People Inactive in St. Helens
28,580 (25.3%)
Difference
29,550
Percentage Difference
3.34%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in Bury
4,910 (4.1%)
# People unemployed in St. Helens
4,625 (4.1%)
Difference
4,910
Percentage Difference
5.98%

Comparing crimes by type for Bury and St. Helens

Showing crimes from this year (2025). Hover or tap on the bars to see estimate numbers for each crime type.

Crime Statistics

See how Bury and St. Helens compare when it comes to number of crimes by type.

Crime Type Crimes in Bury Crimes in St. Helens Difference % Difference
Anti-social behaviour 0 0 0 N/A
Bicycle theft 0 0 0 N/A
Burglary 0 0 0 N/A
Criminal damage and arson 0 0 0 N/A
Drugs 0 0 0 N/A
Other crime 0 0 0 N/A
Other theft 0 0 0 N/A
Possession of weapons 0 0 0 N/A
Public order 0 0 0 N/A
Robbery 0 0 0 N/A
Theft from the person 0 0 0 N/A
Vehicle crime 0 0 0 N/A
Violence and sexual offences 0 0 0 N/A

Compare crime rate by type for Bury and St. Helens from 2020 to 2025

Use the list to compare crimes in Bury and St. Helens.

Compare Property prices over time for Bury and St. Helens

Showing crimes from 2010 up until January 2025. You can filter the property types by clicking on the type / area chart legend to hide it.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year.

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £396,561.17 / £307,332.50 £253,727.40 / £189,953.04 £180,935.07 / £140,837.76 £125,106.44 / £99,720.08
2022 £393,259.46 / £287,260.21 £251,624.85 / £179,338.71 £179,931.55 / £133,870.76 £124,634.35 / £95,283.44
2021 £357,648.55 / £253,238.65 £228,889.43 / £158,551.30 £164,456.54 / £119,191.33 £117,858.21 / £88,059.82
2020 £313,651.59 / £225,376.53 £202,690.09 / £142,632.15 £144,937.40 / £106,555.89 £106,900.52 / £81,426.42
2019 £298,426.82 / £214,893.09 £192,655.28 / £135,835.69 £138,561.10 / £101,797.63 £104,885.77 / £79,594.51
2018 £282,869.88 / £209,632.06 £181,954.74 / £132,339.74 £131,480.07 / £99,508.35 £100,530.68 / £78,925.27
2017 £270,360.84 / £203,074.35 £173,350.70 / £127,867.64 £126,036.75 / £96,596.06 £98,917.42 / £78,068.29
2016 £248,644.86 / £193,239.17 £159,970.57 / £122,398.89 £116,999.22 / £93,088.08 £90,178.95 / £74,125.76
2015 £235,885.35 / £180,692.49 £151,943.12 / £114,761.73 £111,363.62 / £87,586.12 £86,112.30 / £70,091.07
2014 £221,990.83 / £179,208.78 £143,534.08 / £114,016.45 £105,669.86 / £87,656.09 £81,982.91 / £70,202.44
2013 £210,922.03 / £172,126.09 £135,629.80 / £109,254.98 £99,678.60 / £83,860.60 £77,718.22 / £67,753.39
2012 £210,178.69 / £171,307.91 £135,284.80 / £108,986.48 £99,609.46 / £83,954.11 £79,635.71 / £68,540.42
2011 £215,558.97 / £177,301.99 £137,100.01 / £111,724.01 £100,454.16 / £85,847.16 £82,775.15 / £71,128.07
2010 £220,745.49 / £182,101.22 £141,724.89 / £116,593.76 £104,818.90 / £90,327.93 £85,989.54 / £74,888.65
Number of Jobs (thousands)
61k vs 56k
Median Salary
£27,688 vs £27,545
Annual Percentage Change
1.3% vs 7.0%
Mean Salary
£31,244 vs £31,954

See how Bury compares to other areas in North West

Industry Bury Count St. Helens Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 65 80 -15 -20.69%
Production 425 340 +85 + 22.22%
Construction 1,090 725 +365 + 40.22%
Motor Trades 275 180 +95 + 41.76%
Wholesale 375 455 -80 -19.28%
Retail 800 455 +345 + 54.98%
Transport 510 410 +100 + 21.74%
Accommodation Food 570 350 +220 + 47.83%
Information Comms 400 180 +220 + 75.86%
Finance Insurance 245 65 +180 + 116.13%
Property 495 130 +365 + 116.8%
Professional Scientific Technical 1,045 580 +465 + 57.23%
Business Admin 780 405 +375 + 63.29%
Public Admin Defence 0 5 -5 -200%
Education 140 85 +55 + 48.89%
Health 355 205 +150 + 53.57%
Arts Entertainment 490 335 +155 + 37.58%