Official statistics · 12 of 13 measures compare directly
Caerphilly and Erewash 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.
Caerphilly
W06000018 · Gwent Police
Erewash
E07000036 · Derbyshire Constabulary
Getting better or worse
0
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
1 more in Caerphilly
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
176,078
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
62,604 more in Caerphilly
113,474
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£35,367
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£923 more in Erewash
£36,290
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£197,272
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£20,629 more in Erewash
£217,901
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£743
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£91 more in Erewash
£834
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.1 percentage points higher in Caerphilly
3.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−149
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
346 more in Erewash
+197
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Recorded crime
105.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
14.1 more in Caerphilly
91.2
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
0.4 years more in Erewash
6.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
25.2%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
2.4 percentage points higher in Erewash
27.6%
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 Caerphilly.
6.50%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,984
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
22 more in Caerphilly
10,961
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
2,868
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
192 more in Erewash
3,060
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 176,078 in Caerphilly and 113,474 in Erewash (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,367 in Caerphilly and £36,290 in Erewash (2025); and average house price was £197,272 in Caerphilly and £217,901 in Erewash (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 176,078 in Caerphilly and 113,474 in Erewash (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,367 in Caerphilly and £36,290 in Erewash (2025); and average house price was £197,272 in Caerphilly and £217,901 in Erewash (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 | Caerphilly per 1,000 | offences | Erewash per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 105.3 | 18,535 | 91.2 | 10,352 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 | 39 | 0.4 | 44 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 3.7 | 655 | 2.8 | 316 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10.8 | 1,908 | 6.2 | 706 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.8 | 492 | 2.5 | 279 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.7 | 484 | 1.7 | 195 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.4 | 773 | 4.6 | 526 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.1 | 201 | 0.9 | 103 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 10.5 | 1,854 | 8.3 | 939 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.5 | 91 | 0.7 | 74 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 2.6 | 455 | 9.2 | 1,047 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.1 | 11 | 0.3 | 39 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5.6 | 993 | 3.2 | 363 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 41.0 | 7,215 | 37.7 | 4,275 | 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 (176,078 and 113,474 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.