Official statistics · 21 of 21 measures compare directly
Lichfield and Tamworth 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.
Lichfield
E07000194 · Staffordshire Police
Tamworth
E07000199 · Staffordshire Police
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Tamworth
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
113,270
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
31,878 more in Lichfield
81,392
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£41,803
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£3,307 more in Lichfield
£38,496
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£337,052
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£106,574 more in Lichfield
£230,478
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,100
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£180 more in Lichfield
£920
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.9 percentage points higher in Tamworth
3.2%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−111
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
269 more in Tamworth
+158
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,352
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£51 more in Lichfield
£2,301
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Outstanding borrowing
£1m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£62m more in Tamworth
£63m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
Supported asylum seekers
5
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
128 more in Tamworth
133
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
Borrowing per resident
£8
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£767 more in Tamworth
£775
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
IMD average score
12.7
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
7.5 more in Tamworth
20.2
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income deprivation
0.15
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
0.08 more in Tamworth
0.23
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
Income-deprived residents
15.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
7.6 percentage points higher in Tamworth
22.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Women's pay as a share of men's
90.9%
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
15.0 percentage points higher in Lichfield
75.9%
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
Recorded crime
66.2
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
14.3 more in Tamworth
80.5
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
8.1 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
2.1 years more in Lichfield
6.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
31.6%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
2.9 percentage points higher in Lichfield
28.7%
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
0.35 percentage points higher in Tamworth
5.98%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
12,193
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,808 more in Lichfield
10,385
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,542
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
333 more in Lichfield
3,210
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 113,270 in Lichfield and 81,392 in Tamworth (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £41,803 in Lichfield and £38,496 in Tamworth (2025); and average house price was £337,052 in Lichfield and £230,478 in Tamworth (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 113,270 in Lichfield and 81,392 in Tamworth (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £41,803 in Lichfield and £38,496 in Tamworth (2025); and average house price was £337,052 in Lichfield and £230,478 in Tamworth (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 | Lichfield per 1,000 | offences | Tamworth per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 66.2 | 7,501 | 80.5 | 6,548 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 33 | 0.5 | 38 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.5 | 280 | 2.9 | 232 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3.8 | 429 | 4.2 | 339 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.8 | 203 | 2.2 | 177 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.7 | 192 | 1.4 | 118 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 3.6 | 412 | 4.4 | 359 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.7 | 76 | 1.0 | 81 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 5.1 | 578 | 6.6 | 540 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.6 | 73 | 0.8 | 69 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.3 | 491 | 7.1 | 580 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.1 | 15 | 0.2 | 18 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5.6 | 638 | 5.0 | 405 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 26.7 | 3,023 | 33.4 | 2,722 | 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 (113,270 and 81,392 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.