Official statistics · 21 of 21 measures compare directly
Leeds and Norwich 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.
Leeds
E08000035 · West Yorkshire Police
Norwich
E07000148 · Norfolk Constabulary
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
The same in both
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
840,550
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
694,874 more in Leeds
145,676
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£36,716
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,453 more in Leeds
£35,263
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£249,394
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£18,688 more in Leeds
£230,706
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,140
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£6 more in Norwich
£1,146
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
4.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.5 percentage points higher in Leeds
4.1%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+1,700
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
754 more in Leeds
+946
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,284
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£220 more in Norwich
£2,503
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Outstanding borrowing
£2,660m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£2,514m more in Leeds
£146m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
Supported asylum seekers
1,365
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
1,154 more in Leeds
211
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
Borrowing per resident
£3,165
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£2,163 more in Leeds
£1,002
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
IMD average score
24.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.1 more in Norwich
26.3
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income deprivation
0.25
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
0.03 more in Norwich
0.27
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
Income-deprived residents
24.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.6 percentage points higher in Norwich
27.2%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Women's pay as a share of men's
84.8%
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
2.6 percentage points higher in Norwich
87.4%
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
Recorded crime
127.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
1.2 more in Leeds
126.1
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
6.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.3 years more in Leeds
6.5 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
37.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
1.7 percentage points higher in Norwich
39.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.22%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.88 percentage points higher in Norwich
7.10%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,805
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
2,224 more in Leeds
9,580
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,141
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
354 more in Leeds
2,788
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 840,550 in Leeds and 145,676 in Norwich (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £36,716 in Leeds and £35,263 in Norwich (2025); and average house price was £249,394 in Leeds and £230,706 in Norwich (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 840,550 in Leeds and 145,676 in Norwich (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £36,716 in Leeds and £35,263 in Norwich (2025); and average house price was £249,394 in Leeds and £230,706 in Norwich (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 | Leeds per 1,000 | offences | Norwich per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 127.3 | 106,965 | 126.1 | 18,374 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.2 | 976 | 2.8 | 402 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 7.0 | 5,922 | 2.9 | 429 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8.7 | 7,306 | 10.2 | 1,490 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 4.4 | 3,698 | 4.0 | 580 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 3.7 | 3,135 | 2.6 | 377 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 8.6 | 7,221 | 6.5 | 945 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.3 | 1,066 | 1.5 | 215 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 9.7 | 8,130 | 8.6 | 1,253 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 2.3 | 1,922 | 1.4 | 202 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 12.0 | 10,069 | 17.0 | 2,470 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 1.3 | 1,069 | 1.0 | 143 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 6.9 | 5,784 | 2.9 | 424 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 48.9 | 41,138 | 46.4 | 6,753 | 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 (840,550 and 145,676 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.