Official statistics · 12 of 16 measures compare directly
East Staffordshire and Swansea 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.
East Staffordshire
E07000193 · Staffordshire Police
Swansea
W06000011 · South Wales Police
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
3 more in Swansea
0
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
131,541
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
117,888 more in Swansea
249,429
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£36,848
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£262 more in East Staffordshire
£36,586
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£225,551
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£19,492 more in East Staffordshire
£206,059
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£851
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£3 more in East Staffordshire
£848
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.1 percentage points higher in Swansea
3.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+103
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
647 more in Swansea
+750
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,351
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Not published for Swansea.
Not published for this area
IMD average score
19.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Not published for Swansea.
Not published for this area
Income-deprived residents
21.1%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Not published for Swansea.
Not published for this area
Recorded crime
77.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
8.3 more in Swansea
85.6
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
6.1 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.5 years more in East Staffordshire
5.6 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
27.7%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
0.1 percentage points higher in Swansea
27.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.38%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
No published figure for Swansea.
No published figure
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,141
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
455 more in East Staffordshire
10,686
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,339
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
442 more in East Staffordshire
2,896
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 131,541 in East Staffordshire and 249,429 in Swansea (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £36,848 in East Staffordshire and £36,586 in Swansea (2025); and average house price was £225,551 in East Staffordshire and £206,059 in Swansea (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 131,541 in East Staffordshire and 249,429 in Swansea (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £36,848 in East Staffordshire and £36,586 in Swansea (2025); and average house price was £225,551 in East Staffordshire and £206,059 in Swansea (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 | East Staffordshire per 1,000 | offences | Swansea per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 77.3 | 10,165 | 85.6 | 21,358 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 | 84 | 0.5 | 129 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.4 | 310 | 1.7 | 430 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4.8 | 632 | 6.5 | 1,627 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.7 | 360 | 3.5 | 877 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.9 | 249 | 2.3 | 581 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.5 | 596 | 4.2 | 1,048 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.7 | 86 | 1.0 | 243 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 6.7 | 882 | 9.5 | 2,369 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.8 | 103 | 0.5 | 129 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.6 | 611 | 8.2 | 2,039 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 35 | 0.5 | 130 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.5 | 329 | 3.3 | 834 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 34.4 | 4,529 | 33.9 | 8,458 | 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 (131,541 and 249,429 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.