Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Mid Devon and South Hams 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.
Mid Devon
E07000042 · Devon & Cornwall Police
South Hams
E07000044 · Devon & Cornwall Police
Getting better or worse
+1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Mid Devon
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
85,593
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
7,578 more in South Hams
93,171
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£36,994
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,644 more in South Hams
£38,638
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£284,283
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£76,288 more in South Hams
£360,571
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£876
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£133 more in South Hams
£1,009
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.2 percentage points higher in Mid Devon
2.1%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−41
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
40 more in Mid Devon
−81
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,656
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£41 more in Mid Devon
£2,615
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
19.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
3.9 more in Mid Devon
15.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
17.3%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.3 percentage points higher in Mid Devon
15.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
58.4
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
11.8 more in Mid Devon
46.6
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
7.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.6 years more in South Hams
9.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
28.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
2.9 percentage points higher in South Hams
31.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
7.18%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.41 percentage points higher in Mid Devon
6.77%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
9,040
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
540 more in South Hams
9,581
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,954
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
10 more in South Hams
3,964
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 85,593 in Mid Devon and 93,171 in South Hams (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £36,994 in Mid Devon and £38,638 in South Hams (2025); and average house price was £284,283 in Mid Devon and £360,571 in South Hams (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 85,593 in Mid Devon and 93,171 in South Hams (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £36,994 in Mid Devon and £38,638 in South Hams (2025); and average house price was £284,283 in Mid Devon and £360,571 in South Hams (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 | Mid Devon per 1,000 | offences | South Hams per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 58.4 | 4,998 | 46.6 | 4,346 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 | 21 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 1.8 | 150 | 1.5 | 144 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.5 | 560 | 4.3 | 398 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 0.9 | 74 | 0.7 | 67 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.3 | 114 | 0.9 | 87 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 3.9 | 337 | 5.1 | 475 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.9 | 78 | 0.5 | 43 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 3.5 | 301 | 3.2 | 294 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 24 | 0.2 | 15 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 3.9 | 332 | 2.5 | 234 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 23 | 0.2 | 17 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 1.3 | 113 | 0.9 | 83 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 26.5 | 2,269 | 20.8 | 1,938 | 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 (85,593 and 93,171 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.