Official statistics · 12 of 13 measures compare directly
Carmarthenshire and Flintshire 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
Flintshire
W06000005 · North Wales Police
Getting better or worse
−2
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Flintshire
0
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
34,083 more in Carmarthenshire
155,954
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
£100 more in Flintshire
£37,505
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
£16,383 more in Flintshire
£213,930
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£685
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£118 more in Flintshire
£803
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.9%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.1 percentage points higher in Flintshire
3.0%
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)
47 more in Flintshire
−151
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
9.8 more in Carmarthenshire
76.6
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
0.4 years more in Flintshire
5.7 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
3.7 percentage points higher in Flintshire
25.7%
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
213 more in Carmarthenshire
10,192
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,363
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
144 more in Carmarthenshire
3,219
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 190,037 in Carmarthenshire and 155,954 in Flintshire (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,405 in Carmarthenshire and £37,505 in Flintshire (2025); and average house price was £197,547 in Carmarthenshire and £213,930 in Flintshire (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 155,954 in Flintshire (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,405 in Carmarthenshire and £37,505 in Flintshire (2025); and average house price was £197,547 in Carmarthenshire and £213,930 in Flintshire (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 | Flintshire per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 86.4 | 16,413 | 76.6 | 11,953 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 58 | 0.3 | 46 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.8 | 529 | 2.0 | 317 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8.6 | 1,629 | 6.1 | 956 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 3.0 | 573 | 1.6 | 242 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.4 | 459 | 1.4 | 225 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.6 | 882 | 4.6 | 721 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.9 | 167 | 0.4 | 70 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 6.8 | 1,293 | 4.9 | 767 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.2 | 43 | 0.3 | 50 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.6 | 882 | 6.9 | 1,083 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.4 | 69 | 0.1 | 13 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 1.9 | 358 | 1.6 | 252 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 39.3 | 7,473 | 31.0 | 4,842 | 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 155,954 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.