Official statistics · 21 of 21 measures compare directly
Dudley and Somerset 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.
Dudley
E08000027 · West Midlands Police
Somerset
E06000066 · Avon and Somerset Constabulary
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Dudley
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
333,941
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
257,031 more in Somerset
590,972
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£35,486
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£793 more in Somerset
£36,279
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£230,781
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£50,790 more in Somerset
£281,571
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£853
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£153 more in Somerset
£1,006
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
4.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
2.0 percentage points higher in Dudley
2.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+1,142
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
438 more in Dudley
+704
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,145
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£416 more in Somerset
£2,561
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Outstanding borrowing
£616m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£58m more in Somerset
£674m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
Supported asylum seekers
611
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
413 more in Dudley
198
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
Borrowing per resident
£1,844
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£703 more in Dudley
£1,141
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
IMD average score
23.2
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
4.0 more in Dudley
19.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income deprivation
0.27
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
0.09 more in Dudley
0.18
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
Income-deprived residents
26.7%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
8.6 percentage points higher in Dudley
18.1%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Women's pay as a share of men's
88.8%
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
4.5 percentage points higher in Dudley
84.3%
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
Recorded crime
78.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
10.8 more in Somerset
89.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
6.5 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.3 years more in Somerset
7.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
28.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
4.5 percentage points higher in Somerset
33.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.04%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
1.02 percentage points higher in Somerset
7.06%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,323
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,748 more in Dudley
9,576
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,130
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
516 more in Somerset
3,646
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 333,941 in Dudley and 590,972 in Somerset (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,486 in Dudley and £36,279 in Somerset (2025); and average house price was £230,781 in Dudley and £281,571 in Somerset (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 333,941 in Dudley and 590,972 in Somerset (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,486 in Dudley and £36,279 in Somerset (2025); and average house price was £230,781 in Dudley and £281,571 in Somerset (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 | Dudley per 1,000 | offences | Somerset per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 78.9 | 26,355 | 89.7 | 52,995 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 | 56 | 0.5 | 268 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 4.2 | 1,410 | 2.9 | 1,719 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.4 | 2,138 | 6.4 | 3,754 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.9 | 651 | 1.2 | 687 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.7 | 562 | 1.8 | 1,091 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.4 | 1,483 | 5.3 | 3,151 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.6 | 545 | 0.5 | 323 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 4.7 | 1,555 | 8.3 | 4,895 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.0 | 332 | 1.0 | 603 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 8.7 | 2,909 | 8.1 | 4,789 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.4 | 144 | 0.1 | 73 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 6.5 | 2,175 | 2.3 | 1,352 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 33.8 | 11,301 | 38.1 | 22,515 | 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 (333,941 and 590,972 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.