Official statistics · 16 of 21 measures compare directly
Birmingham and Powys 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.
Birmingham
E08000025 · West Midlands Police
Powys
W06000023 · Dyfed-Powys Police
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
1 more in Birmingham
−2
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
1,176,960
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
1,042,117 more in Birmingham
134,843
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£35,989
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£80 more in Birmingham
£35,909
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£234,150
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£3,146 more in Birmingham
£231,004
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,093
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£471 more in Birmingham
£622
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
10.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
7.4 percentage points higher in Birmingham
2.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+9,703
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
9,836 more in Birmingham
−133
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,363
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Not published for Powys.
Not published for this area
Outstanding borrowing
£3,486m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£3,128m more in Birmingham
£358m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
Supported asylum seekers
2,136
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
2,131 more in Birmingham
5
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
Borrowing per resident
£2,962
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£308 more in Birmingham
£2,654
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
IMD average score
38.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Not published for Powys.
Not published for this area
Income deprivation
0.42
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
Not published for Powys.
Not published for this area
Income-deprived residents
41.7%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Not published for Powys.
Not published for this area
Women's pay as a share of men's
84.3%
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
5.9 percentage points higher in Powys
90.2%
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
Recorded crime
124.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
47.1 more in Birmingham
76.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
6.5 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.1 years more in Birmingham
6.4 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
36.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
15.6 percentage points higher in Birmingham
20.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.57%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
No published figure for Powys.
No published figure
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
12,711
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
2,368 more in Birmingham
10,343
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,364
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
431 more in Powys
3,796
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 1,176,960 in Birmingham and 134,843 in Powys (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,989 in Birmingham and £35,909 in Powys (2025); and average house price was £234,150 in Birmingham and £231,004 in Powys (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 1,176,960 in Birmingham and 134,843 in Powys (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,989 in Birmingham and £35,909 in Powys (2025); and average house price was £234,150 in Birmingham and £231,004 in Powys (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 | Birmingham per 1,000 | offences | Powys per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 124.0 | 145,894 | 76.9 | 10,369 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 | 698 | 0.2 | 21 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 5.7 | 6,702 | 2.5 | 343 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9.5 | 11,157 | 6.9 | 932 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 4.1 | 4,832 | 3.0 | 398 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.2 | 2,564 | 1.7 | 234 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 7.5 | 8,860 | 4.3 | 583 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 3.0 | 3,506 | 0.8 | 114 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 7.4 | 8,755 | 5.8 | 787 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 3.2 | 3,709 | 0.2 | 24 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 10.7 | 12,627 | 2.2 | 302 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 1.4 | 1,642 | 0.2 | 28 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 10.4 | 12,274 | 1.6 | 210 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 52.8 | 62,138 | 33.7 | 4,541 | 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 (1,176,960 and 134,843 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.