Official statistics · 12 of 13 measures compare directly
Conwy and Plymouth 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.
Conwy
W06000003 · North Wales Police
Plymouth
E06000026 · Devon & Cornwall Police
Getting better or worse
−2
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
1 more in Plymouth
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
114,421
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
156,940 more in Plymouth
271,361
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£35,424
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£238 more in Conwy
£35,186
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£213,461
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£9,356 more in Plymouth
£222,817
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£791
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£210 more in Plymouth
£1,001
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.1 percentage points higher in Conwy
3.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−197
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
1,358 more in Plymouth
+1,161
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Recorded crime
106.2
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
3.1 more in Plymouth
109.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
6.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.3 years more in Plymouth
6.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
26.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
7.3 percentage points higher in Plymouth
34.1%
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 Conwy.
6.94%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,130
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
2,118 more in Conwy
8,013
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,101
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
240 more in Conwy
2,861
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 114,421 in Conwy and 271,361 in Plymouth (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,424 in Conwy and £35,186 in Plymouth (2025); and average house price was £213,461 in Conwy and £222,817 in Plymouth (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 114,421 in Conwy and 271,361 in Plymouth (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,424 in Conwy and £35,186 in Plymouth (2025); and average house price was £213,461 in Conwy and £222,817 in Plymouth (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 | Conwy per 1,000 | offences | Plymouth per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 106.2 | 12,146 | 109.3 | 29,665 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 | 49 | 0.4 | 109 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.8 | 315 | 2.3 | 613 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7.6 | 867 | 9.1 | 2,471 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.5 | 289 | 3.2 | 878 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.9 | 217 | 2.1 | 566 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.6 | 643 | 7.4 | 1,999 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.0 | 116 | 1.7 | 449 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 7.7 | 883 | 6.9 | 1,883 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 31 | 0.8 | 214 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 7.8 | 898 | 7.9 | 2,157 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 23 | 0.7 | 191 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 1.4 | 161 | 2.9 | 783 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 43.9 | 5,024 | 48.4 | 13,141 | 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 (114,421 and 271,361 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.