Official statistics · 12 of 13 measures compare directly
Blaenau Gwent 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.
Blaenau Gwent
W06000019 · Gwent Police
Powys
W06000023 · Dyfed-Powys Police
Getting better or worse
−2
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
The same in both
−2
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
67,593
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
67,250 more in Powys
134,843
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£34,797
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,112 more in Powys
£35,909
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£144,603
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£86,401 more in Powys
£231,004
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£679
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£57 more in Blaenau Gwent
£622
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.8%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
1.2 percentage points higher in Blaenau Gwent
2.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−10
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
123 more in Blaenau Gwent
−133
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Recorded crime
144.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
67.8 more in Blaenau Gwent
76.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
4.2 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
2.2 years more in Powys
6.4 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
23.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
2.6 percentage points higher in Blaenau Gwent
20.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
No published figure
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
No published figure for Blaenau Gwent.
No published figure
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,547
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,203 more in Blaenau Gwent
10,343
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
2,714
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
1,082 more in Powys
3,796
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 67,593 in Blaenau Gwent and 134,843 in Powys (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £34,797 in Blaenau Gwent and £35,909 in Powys (2025); and average house price was £144,603 in Blaenau Gwent 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 67,593 in Blaenau Gwent and 134,843 in Powys (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £34,797 in Blaenau Gwent and £35,909 in Powys (2025); and average house price was £144,603 in Blaenau Gwent 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 | Blaenau Gwent per 1,000 | offences | Powys per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 144.7 | 9,784 | 76.9 | 10,369 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 | 16 | 0.2 | 21 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 5.2 | 351 | 2.5 | 343 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16.6 | 1,122 | 6.9 | 932 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.3 | 157 | 3.0 | 398 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 3.7 | 252 | 1.7 | 234 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 7.1 | 479 | 4.3 | 583 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.3 | 85 | 0.8 | 114 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 15.3 | 1,032 | 5.8 | 787 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.6 | 43 | 0.2 | 24 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.6 | 309 | 2.2 | 302 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.1 | 10 | 0.2 | 28 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 7.6 | 513 | 1.6 | 210 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 51.2 | 3,462 | 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 (67,593 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.