Official statistics · 12 of 13 measures compare directly
Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire 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
Pembrokeshire
W06000009 · Dyfed-Powys Police
Getting better or worse
−2
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
4 more in Pembrokeshire
+2
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
64,188 more in Carmarthenshire
125,849
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
£967 more in Carmarthenshire
£36,438
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
£13,315 more in Pembrokeshire
£210,862
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£685
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£7 more in Pembrokeshire
£692
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.9%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.5 percentage points higher in Pembrokeshire
3.4%
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)
99 more in Pembrokeshire
−99
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
3.4 more in Pembrokeshire
89.8
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
0.5 years more in Pembrokeshire
5.8 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
0.8 percentage points higher in Pembrokeshire
22.8%
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 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
691 more in Carmarthenshire
9,714
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,363
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
62 more in Pembrokeshire
3,425
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 190,037 in Carmarthenshire and 125,849 in Pembrokeshire (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,405 in Carmarthenshire and £36,438 in Pembrokeshire (2025); and average house price was £197,547 in Carmarthenshire and £210,862 in Pembrokeshire (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 125,849 in Pembrokeshire (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,405 in Carmarthenshire and £36,438 in Pembrokeshire (2025); and average house price was £197,547 in Carmarthenshire and £210,862 in Pembrokeshire (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 | Pembrokeshire per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 86.4 | 16,413 | 89.8 | 11,302 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 58 | 0.2 | 27 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.8 | 529 | 2.9 | 365 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8.6 | 1,629 | 9.1 | 1,146 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 3.0 | 573 | 2.7 | 343 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.4 | 459 | 2.4 | 303 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.6 | 882 | 4.8 | 606 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.9 | 167 | 1.2 | 151 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 6.8 | 1,293 | 7.6 | 961 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.2 | 43 | 0.2 | 21 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.6 | 882 | 4.4 | 554 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.4 | 69 | 0.3 | 44 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 1.9 | 358 | 1.2 | 145 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 39.3 | 7,473 | 43.1 | 5,422 | 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 125,849 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.