Official statistics · 12 of 13 measures compare directly
Bridgend and Cannock Chase 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.
Bridgend
W06000013 · South Wales Police
Cannock Chase
E07000192 · Staffordshire Police
Getting better or worse
−2
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
1 more in Bridgend
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
146,986
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
42,687 more in Bridgend
104,299
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£37,002
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£862 more in Bridgend
£36,140
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£207,546
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£23,055 more in Cannock Chase
£230,601
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£759
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£100 more in Cannock Chase
£859
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
The same in both
3.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−148
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
124 more in Cannock Chase
−24
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Recorded crime
82.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
1.6 more in Cannock Chase
84.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
5.6 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.8 years more in Cannock Chase
6.4 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
24.6%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
3.9 percentage points higher in Cannock Chase
28.5%
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 Bridgend.
6.57%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,540
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
602 more in Cannock Chase
11,142
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
2,909
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
268 more in Cannock Chase
3,176
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 146,986 in Bridgend and 104,299 in Cannock Chase (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,002 in Bridgend and £36,140 in Cannock Chase (2025); and average house price was £207,546 in Bridgend and £230,601 in Cannock Chase (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 146,986 in Bridgend and 104,299 in Cannock Chase (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,002 in Bridgend and £36,140 in Cannock Chase (2025); and average house price was £207,546 in Bridgend and £230,601 in Cannock Chase (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 | Bridgend per 1,000 | offences | Cannock Chase per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 82.7 | 12,150 | 84.3 | 8,788 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 | 32 | 0.4 | 42 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 1.6 | 237 | 1.9 | 201 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.0 | 879 | 5.2 | 545 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.2 | 326 | 2.5 | 262 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.2 | 329 | 2.0 | 205 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 3.6 | 532 | 3.8 | 400 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.6 | 84 | 0.8 | 87 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 10.1 | 1,491 | 7.0 | 731 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.4 | 60 | 0.8 | 85 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 6.7 | 983 | 6.8 | 710 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 43 | 0.2 | 19 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.1 | 315 | 3.8 | 395 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 35.4 | 5,205 | 37.2 | 3,884 | 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 (146,986 and 104,299 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.