Compare Medway against Dover

See how crimes rates, house prices and annual salaries compare between Medway and Dover.

Population comparison

Population for Medway
279,142
Population for Dover
118,514
Difference
160,628
Percentage Difference
80.79%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in Medway
127,700 (72.3%)
# People Employed in Dover
48,270 (70.7%)
Difference
127,700
Percentage Difference
90.28%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in Medway
41,170 (23.3%)
# People Inactive in Dover
16,990 (24.9%)
Difference
41,170
Percentage Difference
83.15%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in Medway
7,830 (4.4%)
# People unemployed in Dover
2,970 (4.4%)
Difference
7,830
Percentage Difference
90%

Comparing crimes by type for Medway and Dover

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

Crime Statistics

See how Medway and Dover compare when it comes to number of crimes by type.

Crime Type Crimes in Medway Crimes in Dover 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
Shoplifting 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 Medway and Dover from 2020 to 2025

Use the list to compare crimes in Medway and Dover.

Compare Property prices over time for Medway and Dover

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 £549,982.19 / £537,396.93 £357,984.11 / £344,799.64 £274,913.07 / £263,382.84 £187,789.98 / £177,839.28
2022 £526,539.43 / £522,575.12 £344,428.85 / £337,409.86 £266,821.02 / £259,447.35 £182,259.09 / £175,495.01
2021 £470,442.93 / £464,993.27 £308,429.18 / £301,451.50 £240,136.58 / £232,981.29 £170,216.10 / £163,322.27
2020 £428,432.80 / £416,005.65 £283,774.25 / £272,634.35 £219,901.58 / £209,811.64 £161,133.03 / £152,063.26
2019 £425,849.48 / £405,907.24 £281,787.30 / £265,520.06 £218,365.89 / £204,664.05 £164,932.01 / £152,255.35
2018 £429,015.23 / £398,745.33 £283,735.78 / £260,536.11 £220,834.11 / £201,492.88 £169,147.03 / £151,906.12
2017 £415,027.22 / £373,757.73 £273,310.87 / £243,735.02 £213,532.05 / £189,420.75 £167,472.59 / £145,622.91
2016 £382,339.38 / £349,644.26 £252,356.57 / £228,317.98 £198,377.21 / £178,357.83 £151,673.09 / £134,799.83
2015 £329,677.15 / £318,232.09 £217,953.76 / £208,065.84 £172,102.74 / £163,142.19 £131,437.41 / £123,484.33
2014 £298,087.66 / £297,124.69 £197,980.49 / £195,194.90 £157,372.41 / £154,072.23 £120,058.27 / £116,870.26
2013 £266,842.95 / £271,845.73 £177,083.55 / £178,303.90 £141,008.72 / £141,341.82 £108,283.95 / £107,968.74
2012 £254,768.55 / £260,927.42 £169,121.93 / £170,835.96 £135,035.03 / £135,724.02 £104,390.75 / £105,004.92
2011 £255,666.81 / £261,176.43 £168,465.50 / £170,194.03 £134,383.43 / £135,087.61 £105,540.60 / £106,121.72
2010 £256,419.93 / £268,605.18 £170,874.05 / £176,426.01 £137,306.03 / £141,009.60 £107,335.07 / £111,456.25
Number of Jobs (thousands)
101k vs 37k
Median Salary
£27,597 vs £27,816
Annual Percentage Change
2.6% vs 9.2%
Mean Salary
£31,964 vs £34,308

See how Medway compares to other areas in South East

Industry Medway Count Dover Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 75 165 -90 -75%
Production 510 200 +310 + 87.32%
Construction 2,145 665 +1,480 + 105.34%
Motor Trades 280 140 +140 + 66.67%
Wholesale 310 105 +205 + 98.8%
Retail 660 345 +315 + 62.69%
Transport 670 170 +500 + 119.05%
Accommodation Food 525 335 +190 + 44.19%
Information Comms 500 170 +330 + 98.51%
Finance Insurance 110 45 +65 + 83.87%
Property 260 95 +165 + 92.96%
Professional Scientific Technical 1,130 525 +605 + 73.11%
Business Admin 740 270 +470 + 93.07%
Public Admin Defence 15 35 -20 -80%
Education 175 65 +110 + 91.67%
Health 395 155 +240 + 87.27%
Arts Entertainment 480 230 +250 + 70.42%