Official statistics · 12 of 13 measures compare directly
Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion 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.
Carmarthenshire
W06000010 · Dyfed-Powys Police
Ceredigion
W06000008 · Dyfed-Powys Police
Getting better or worse
−2
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Carmarthenshire
−4
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
190,037
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
117,341 more in Carmarthenshire
72,696
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£37,405
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£4,106 more in Carmarthenshire
£33,299
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£197,547
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£39,629 more in Ceredigion
£237,176
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£685
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£38 more in Ceredigion
£723
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.9%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.3 percentage points higher in Carmarthenshire
2.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−198
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
92 more in Ceredigion
−106
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Recorded crime
86.4
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
6.0 more in Ceredigion
92.4
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
5.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.8 years more in Ceredigion
7.1 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
22.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
4.1 percentage points higher in Ceredigion
26.1%
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 Carmarthenshire.
No published figure
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,405
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
158 more in Carmarthenshire
10,247
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,363
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
869 more in Ceredigion
4,232
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 190,037 in Carmarthenshire and 72,696 in Ceredigion (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,405 in Carmarthenshire and £33,299 in Ceredigion (2025); and average house price was £197,547 in Carmarthenshire and £237,176 in Ceredigion (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 190,037 in Carmarthenshire and 72,696 in Ceredigion (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,405 in Carmarthenshire and £33,299 in Ceredigion (2025); and average house price was £197,547 in Carmarthenshire and £237,176 in Ceredigion (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 | Carmarthenshire per 1,000 | offences | Ceredigion per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 86.4 | 16,413 | 92.4 | 6,718 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 58 | 0.2 | 12 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.8 | 529 | 2.1 | 154 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8.6 | 1,629 | 6.2 | 451 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 3.0 | 573 | 4.0 | 288 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.4 | 459 | 1.8 | 134 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.6 | 882 | 4.8 | 350 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.9 | 167 | 0.8 | 59 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 6.8 | 1,293 | 5.4 | 395 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.2 | 43 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.6 | 882 | 3.0 | 217 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.4 | 69 | 0.3 | 20 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 1.9 | 358 | 1.0 | 73 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 39.3 | 7,473 | 33.3 | 2,424 | 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 (190,037 and 72,696 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.