Official statistics · 12 of 13 measures compare directly
Pembrokeshire and St. Helens 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.
Pembrokeshire
W06000009 · Dyfed-Powys Police
St. Helens
E08000013 · Merseyside Police
Getting better or worse
+2
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
3 more in Pembrokeshire
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
125,849
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
64,041 more in St. Helens
189,890
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£36,438
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£868 more in St. Helens
£37,306
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£210,862
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£24,427 more in Pembrokeshire
£186,435
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£692
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£110 more in St. Helens
£802
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.3 percentage points higher in St. Helens
3.7%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−99
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
817 more in St. Helens
+718
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Recorded crime
89.8
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
4.1 more in St. Helens
93.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
5.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.8 years more in Pembrokeshire
5.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
22.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
3.0 percentage points higher in St. Helens
25.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
No published figure
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
No published figure for Pembrokeshire.
6.44%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
9,714
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
427 more in St. Helens
10,141
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,425
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
568 more in Pembrokeshire
2,857
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 125,849 in Pembrokeshire and 189,890 in St. Helens (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £36,438 in Pembrokeshire and £37,306 in St. Helens (2025); and average house price was £210,862 in Pembrokeshire and £186,435 in St. Helens (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 125,849 in Pembrokeshire and 189,890 in St. Helens (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £36,438 in Pembrokeshire and £37,306 in St. Helens (2025); and average house price was £210,862 in Pembrokeshire and £186,435 in St. Helens (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 | Pembrokeshire per 1,000 | offences | St. Helens per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 89.8 | 11,302 | 93.9 | 17,833 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 | 27 | 0.5 | 98 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.9 | 365 | 2.3 | 435 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9.1 | 1,146 | 7.9 | 1,506 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.7 | 343 | 7.1 | 1,354 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.4 | 303 | 2.5 | 476 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.8 | 606 | 4.8 | 920 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.2 | 151 | 0.8 | 155 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 7.6 | 961 | 8.7 | 1,649 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.2 | 21 | 0.6 | 120 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.4 | 554 | 6.8 | 1,299 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 44 | 0.3 | 65 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 1.2 | 145 | 3.3 | 622 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 43.1 | 5,422 | 39.7 | 7,535 | 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 (125,849 and 189,890 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.