Official statistics · 12 of 16 measures compare directly
Newark and Sherwood and Wrexham 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.
Newark and Sherwood
E07000175 · Nottinghamshire Police
Wrexham
W06000006 · North Wales Police
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
1 more in Wrexham
0
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
128,684
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
9,293 more in Wrexham
137,977
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£37,118
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,872 more in Newark and Sherwood
£35,246
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£233,902
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£21,400 more in Newark and Sherwood
£212,502
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£813
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£47 more in Newark and Sherwood
£766
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.8%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.2 percentage points higher in Wrexham
3.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−75
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
418 more in Wrexham
+343
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,682
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Not published for Wrexham.
Not published for this area
IMD average score
19.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Not published for Wrexham.
Not published for this area
Income-deprived residents
19.8%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Not published for Wrexham.
Not published for this area
Recorded crime
83.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
17.4 more in Wrexham
100.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
6.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.3 years more in Newark and Sherwood
6.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
26.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
0.2 percentage points higher in Newark and Sherwood
26.1%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
7.23%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
No published figure for Wrexham.
No published figure
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,413
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,291 more in Newark and Sherwood
10,122
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,462
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
307 more in Newark and Sherwood
3,155
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 128,684 in Newark and Sherwood and 137,977 in Wrexham (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,118 in Newark and Sherwood and £35,246 in Wrexham (2025); and average house price was £233,902 in Newark and Sherwood and £212,502 in Wrexham (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 128,684 in Newark and Sherwood and 137,977 in Wrexham (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,118 in Newark and Sherwood and £35,246 in Wrexham (2025); and average house price was £233,902 in Newark and Sherwood and £212,502 in Wrexham (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 | Newark and Sherwood per 1,000 | offences | Wrexham per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 83.3 | 10,719 | 100.7 | 13,893 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.9 | 115 | 0.6 | 77 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.9 | 379 | 2.7 | 372 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8.4 | 1,078 | 9.9 | 1,361 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.3 | 167 | 2.6 | 361 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 4.3 | 549 | 1.9 | 265 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.9 | 631 | 5.5 | 757 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.9 | 117 | 0.8 | 104 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 4.1 | 527 | 6.6 | 911 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.6 | 79 | 0.3 | 43 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 8.9 | 1,146 | 9.7 | 1,333 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.4 | 47 | 0.2 | 26 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.9 | 374 | 2.6 | 355 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 28.5 | 3,664 | 37.8 | 5,221 | 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 (128,684 and 137,977 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.