Compare Oxford against Medway

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

Population comparison

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

People in employment comparison

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

People inactive comparison

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

Unemployment comparison

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

Comparing crimes by type for Oxford and Medway

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

Crime Statistics

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

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

Use the list to compare crimes in Oxford and Medway.

Compare Property prices over time for Oxford and Medway

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 £960,936.44 / £549,982.19 £592,658.24 / £357,984.11 £459,882.39 / £274,913.07 £286,355.94 / £187,789.98
2022 £970,337.88 / £526,539.43 £598,980.83 / £344,428.85 £466,113.64 / £266,821.02 £293,164.10 / £182,259.09
2021 £900,712.45 / £470,442.93 £556,607.02 / £308,429.18 £436,677.28 / £240,136.58 £284,154.78 / £170,216.10
2020 £827,292.89 / £428,432.80 £518,853.67 / £283,774.25 £407,003.06 / £219,901.58 £273,698.78 / £161,133.03
2019 £806,779.70 / £425,849.48 £507,262.15 / £281,787.30 £398,343.89 / £218,365.89 £276,159.78 / £164,932.01
2018 £804,969.07 / £429,015.23 £504,650.90 / £283,735.78 £397,083.98 / £220,834.11 £279,625.17 / £169,147.03
2017 £810,980.30 / £415,027.22 £506,006.02 / £273,310.87 £400,383.03 / £213,532.05 £287,272.88 / £167,472.59
2016 £794,475.14 / £382,339.38 £496,657.27 / £252,356.57 £393,750.66 / £198,377.21 £277,422.01 / £151,673.09
2015 £740,450.11 / £329,677.15 £462,109.09 / £217,953.76 £367,610.68 / £172,102.74 £259,078.11 / £131,437.41
2014 £654,339.95 / £298,087.66 £409,000.76 / £197,980.49 £326,375.58 / £157,372.41 £231,288.70 / £120,058.27
2013 £591,703.80 / £266,842.95 £365,781.73 / £177,083.55 £292,835.56 / £141,008.72 £208,268.14 / £108,283.95
2012 £573,792.39 / £254,768.55 £353,838.51 / £169,121.93 £283,375.06 / £135,035.03 £204,151.20 / £104,390.75
2011 £543,826.35 / £255,666.81 £330,420.40 / £168,465.50 £262,961.62 / £134,383.43 £192,531.18 / £105,540.60
2010 £548,090.55 / £256,419.93 £334,765.27 / £170,874.05 £267,341.16 / £137,306.03 £197,218.81 / £107,335.07
Number of Jobs (thousands)
57k vs 101k
Median Salary
£30,575 vs £27,597
Annual Percentage Change
4.5% vs 2.6%
Mean Salary
£33,309 vs £31,964

See how Oxford compares to other areas in South East

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