Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Harborough and Lichfield 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.
Harborough
E07000131 · Leicestershire Police
Lichfield
E07000194 · Staffordshire Police
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Harborough
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
106,577
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
6,693 more in Lichfield
113,270
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£42,423
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£620 more in Harborough
£41,803
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£345,848
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£8,796 more in Harborough
£337,052
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£963
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£137 more in Lichfield
£1,100
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
1.7%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.6 percentage points higher in Lichfield
2.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−58
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
53 more in Harborough
−111
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,390
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£38 more in Harborough
£2,352
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
9.2
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
3.5 more in Lichfield
12.7
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
11.1%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
3.9 percentage points higher in Lichfield
15.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
50.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
16.2 more in Lichfield
66.2
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
8.2 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.1 years more in Harborough
8.1 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
27.2%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
4.4 percentage points higher in Lichfield
31.6%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.63%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
The same in both
5.63%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
12,477
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
283 more in Harborough
12,193
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,785
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
242 more in Harborough
3,542
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 106,577 in Harborough and 113,270 in Lichfield (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £42,423 in Harborough and £41,803 in Lichfield (2025); and average house price was £345,848 in Harborough and £337,052 in Lichfield (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 106,577 in Harborough and 113,270 in Lichfield (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £42,423 in Harborough and £41,803 in Lichfield (2025); and average house price was £345,848 in Harborough and £337,052 in Lichfield (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 | Harborough per 1,000 | offences | Lichfield per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 50.0 | 5,331 | 66.2 | 7,501 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 | 24 | 0.3 | 33 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 3.0 | 324 | 2.5 | 280 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4.7 | 499 | 3.8 | 429 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.0 | 103 | 1.8 | 203 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.5 | 155 | 1.7 | 192 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.1 | 440 | 3.6 | 412 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.4 | 47 | 0.7 | 76 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 4.2 | 444 | 5.1 | 578 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.2 | 24 | 0.6 | 73 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 3.8 | 409 | 4.3 | 491 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 25 | 0.1 | 15 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.6 | 280 | 5.6 | 638 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 17.5 | 1,866 | 26.7 | 3,023 | 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 (106,577 and 113,270 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.