Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Dorset and Mid Devon 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.
Dorset
E06000059 · Dorset Police
Mid Devon
E07000042 · Devon & Cornwall Police
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Mid Devon
+1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
391,036
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
305,443 more in Dorset
85,593
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£37,462
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£468 more in Dorset
£36,994
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£325,410
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£41,127 more in Dorset
£284,283
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,051
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£175 more in Dorset
£876
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
The same in both
2.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+113
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
154 more in Dorset
−41
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,765
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£109 more in Dorset
£2,656
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
16.3
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.7 more in Mid Devon
19.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
16.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
0.9 percentage points higher in Mid Devon
17.3%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
52.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
5.7 more in Mid Devon
58.4
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
8.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.0 years more in Dorset
7.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
33.7%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
5.3 percentage points higher in Dorset
28.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
7.38%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.20 percentage points higher in Dorset
7.18%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,362
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,321 more in Dorset
9,040
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,546
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
408 more in Mid Devon
3,954
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 391,036 in Dorset and 85,593 in Mid Devon (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,462 in Dorset and £36,994 in Mid Devon (2025); and average house price was £325,410 in Dorset and £284,283 in Mid Devon (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 391,036 in Dorset and 85,593 in Mid Devon (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,462 in Dorset and £36,994 in Mid Devon (2025); and average house price was £325,410 in Dorset and £284,283 in Mid Devon (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 | Dorset per 1,000 | offences | Mid Devon per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 52.7 | 20,615 | 58.4 | 4,998 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 | 87 | 0.2 | 21 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.0 | 763 | 1.8 | 150 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4.1 | 1,601 | 6.5 | 560 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 0.9 | 350 | 0.9 | 74 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 0.7 | 261 | 1.3 | 114 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 3.3 | 1,295 | 3.9 | 337 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.3 | 133 | 0.9 | 78 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 2.5 | 975 | 3.5 | 301 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.2 | 95 | 0.3 | 24 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 3.6 | 1,404 | 3.9 | 332 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 59 | 0.3 | 23 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 1.7 | 677 | 1.3 | 113 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 19.2 | 7,506 | 26.5 | 2,269 | 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 (391,036 and 85,593 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.