Official statistics · 19 of 21 measures compare directly
Adur and Lewes 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.
Adur
E07000223 · Sussex Police
Lewes
E07000063 · Sussex Police
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Adur
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
64,802
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
37,846 more in Lewes
102,648
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£39,029
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,778 more in Lewes
£40,807
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£380,031
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£12,113 more in Adur
£367,918
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,399
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£74 more in Adur
£1,325
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.2%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.3 percentage points higher in Lewes
3.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−39
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
8 more in Lewes
−31
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,548
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£208 more in Lewes
£2,756
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Outstanding borrowing
£179m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£86m more in Adur
£94m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
Supported asylum seekers
1
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
No published figure for Lewes.
No published figure
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
Borrowing per resident
£2,766
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£1,853 more in Adur
£913
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
IMD average score
15.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.8 more in Lewes
16.8
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income deprivation
0.18
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
0.01 more in Lewes
0.19
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
Income-deprived residents
18.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.0 percentage points higher in Lewes
19.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Women's pay as a share of men's
No published figure
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
No published figure for Adur.
86.4%
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
Recorded crime
68.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
2.7 more in Lewes
71.4
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
9.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.7 years more in Adur
9.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
43.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
4.0 percentage points higher in Adur
39.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.53%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.22 percentage points higher in Lewes
6.75%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
9,764
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,001 more in Lewes
10,764
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,251
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
272 more in Lewes
3,523
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 64,802 in Adur and 102,648 in Lewes (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £39,029 in Adur and £40,807 in Lewes (2025); and average house price was £380,031 in Adur and £367,918 in Lewes (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 64,802 in Adur and 102,648 in Lewes (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £39,029 in Adur and £40,807 in Lewes (2025); and average house price was £380,031 in Adur and £367,918 in Lewes (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 | Adur per 1,000 | offences | Lewes per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 68.7 | 4,455 | 71.4 | 7,326 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 | 14 | 0.4 | 39 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 1.5 | 99 | 1.9 | 191 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.0 | 326 | 6.0 | 618 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.5 | 96 | 2.0 | 208 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.5 | 96 | 2.4 | 244 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.4 | 284 | 3.6 | 367 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.7 | 47 | 0.7 | 73 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 5.2 | 340 | 5.4 | 559 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.8 | 53 | 0.4 | 44 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 7.9 | 509 | 5.4 | 551 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 10 | 0.3 | 35 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.0 | 132 | 1.5 | 153 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 21.8 | 1,413 | 24.8 | 2,541 | 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 (64,802 and 102,648 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.