Compare Medway against Oxford

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

Population comparison

Population for Medway
279,142
Population for Oxford
151,584
Difference
127,558
Percentage Difference
59.23%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in Medway
127,700 (72.3%)
# People Employed in Oxford
70,215 (59.6%)
Difference
127,700
Percentage Difference
58.09%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in Medway
41,170 (23.3%)
# People Inactive in Oxford
43,255 (36.7%)
Difference
41,170
Percentage Difference
-4.94%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in Medway
7,830 (4.4%)
# People unemployed in Oxford
4,280 (3.6%)
Difference
7,830
Percentage Difference
58.63%

Comparing crimes by type for Medway and Oxford

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 Oxford compare when it comes to number of crimes by type.

Crime Type Crimes in Medway Crimes in Oxford 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 Oxford from 2020 to 2025

Use the list to compare crimes in Medway and Oxford.

Compare Property prices over time for Medway and Oxford

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 / £960,936.44 £357,984.11 / £592,658.24 £274,913.07 / £459,882.39 £187,789.98 / £286,355.94
2022 £526,539.43 / £970,337.88 £344,428.85 / £598,980.83 £266,821.02 / £466,113.64 £182,259.09 / £293,164.10
2021 £470,442.93 / £900,712.45 £308,429.18 / £556,607.02 £240,136.58 / £436,677.28 £170,216.10 / £284,154.78
2020 £428,432.80 / £827,292.89 £283,774.25 / £518,853.67 £219,901.58 / £407,003.06 £161,133.03 / £273,698.78
2019 £425,849.48 / £806,779.70 £281,787.30 / £507,262.15 £218,365.89 / £398,343.89 £164,932.01 / £276,159.78
2018 £429,015.23 / £804,969.07 £283,735.78 / £504,650.90 £220,834.11 / £397,083.98 £169,147.03 / £279,625.17
2017 £415,027.22 / £810,980.30 £273,310.87 / £506,006.02 £213,532.05 / £400,383.03 £167,472.59 / £287,272.88
2016 £382,339.38 / £794,475.14 £252,356.57 / £496,657.27 £198,377.21 / £393,750.66 £151,673.09 / £277,422.01
2015 £329,677.15 / £740,450.11 £217,953.76 / £462,109.09 £172,102.74 / £367,610.68 £131,437.41 / £259,078.11
2014 £298,087.66 / £654,339.95 £197,980.49 / £409,000.76 £157,372.41 / £326,375.58 £120,058.27 / £231,288.70
2013 £266,842.95 / £591,703.80 £177,083.55 / £365,781.73 £141,008.72 / £292,835.56 £108,283.95 / £208,268.14
2012 £254,768.55 / £573,792.39 £169,121.93 / £353,838.51 £135,035.03 / £283,375.06 £104,390.75 / £204,151.20
2011 £255,666.81 / £543,826.35 £168,465.50 / £330,420.40 £134,383.43 / £262,961.62 £105,540.60 / £192,531.18
2010 £256,419.93 / £548,090.55 £170,874.05 / £334,765.27 £137,306.03 / £267,341.16 £107,335.07 / £197,218.81
Number of Jobs (thousands)
101k vs 57k
Median Salary
£27,597 vs £30,575
Annual Percentage Change
2.6% vs 4.5%
Mean Salary
£31,964 vs £33,309

See how Medway compares to other areas in South East

Industry Medway Count Oxford Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 75 25 +50 + 100%
Production 510 140 +370 + 113.85%
Construction 2,145 360 +1,785 + 142.51%
Motor Trades 280 60 +220 + 129.41%
Wholesale 310 125 +185 + 85.06%
Retail 660 370 +290 + 56.31%
Transport 670 120 +550 + 139.24%
Accommodation Food 525 420 +105 + 22.22%
Information Comms 500 575 -75 -13.95%
Finance Insurance 110 75 +35 + 37.84%
Property 260 210 +50 + 21.28%
Professional Scientific Technical 1,130 1,105 +25 + 2.24%
Business Admin 740 360 +380 + 69.09%
Public Admin Defence 15 5 +10 + 100%
Education 175 225 -50 -25%
Health 395 340 +55 + 14.97%
Arts Entertainment 480 435 +45 + 9.84%