Official statistics · 21 of 21 measures compare directly
Lichfield and Walsall 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
Walsall
E08000030 · West Midlands Police
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Walsall
−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
182,452 more in Walsall
295,722
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
£7,767 more in Lichfield
£34,036
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
£122,475 more in Lichfield
£214,577
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,100
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£184 more in Lichfield
£916
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
3.6 percentage points higher in Walsall
5.9%
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)
1,945 more in Walsall
+1,834
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
£276 more in Walsall
£2,627
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
£398m more in Walsall
£399m
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)
658 more in Walsall
663
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
£1,340 more in Walsall
£1,348
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
IMD average score
12.7
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
19.0 more in Walsall
31.7
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income deprivation
0.15
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
0.21 more in Walsall
0.36
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
Income-deprived residents
15.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
20.6 percentage points higher in Walsall
35.6%
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
19.3 percentage points higher in Lichfield
71.6%
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
35.3 more in Walsall
101.5
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
1.8 years more in Lichfield
6.3 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
0.7 percentage points higher in Walsall
32.3%
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
2.09 percentage points higher in Walsall
7.72%
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
434 more in Lichfield
11,759
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,542
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
280 more in Lichfield
3,262
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 113,270 in Lichfield and 295,722 in Walsall (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £41,803 in Lichfield and £34,036 in Walsall (2025); and average house price was £337,052 in Lichfield and £214,577 in Walsall (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 295,722 in Walsall (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £41,803 in Lichfield and £34,036 in Walsall (2025); and average house price was £337,052 in Lichfield and £214,577 in Walsall (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 | Walsall per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 66.2 | 7,501 | 101.5 | 30,017 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 33 | 0.4 | 106 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.5 | 280 | 4.6 | 1,360 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3.8 | 429 | 9.4 | 2,781 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.8 | 203 | 2.9 | 865 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.7 | 192 | 2.3 | 690 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 3.6 | 412 | 5.9 | 1,746 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.7 | 76 | 1.9 | 564 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 5.1 | 578 | 5.7 | 1,684 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.6 | 73 | 1.7 | 489 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.3 | 491 | 11.3 | 3,331 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.1 | 15 | 0.6 | 177 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5.6 | 638 | 9.3 | 2,753 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 26.7 | 3,023 | 41.1 | 12,150 | 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 295,722 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.