Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Plymouth 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.
Plymouth
E06000026 · 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
The same in both
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
271,361
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
178,190 more in Plymouth
93,171
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£35,186
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£3,452 more in South Hams
£38,638
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£222,817
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£137,754 more in South Hams
£360,571
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,001
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£8 more in South Hams
£1,009
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
1.4 percentage points higher in Plymouth
2.1%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+1,161
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
1,242 more in Plymouth
−81
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,442
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£173 more in South Hams
£2,615
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
24.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
9.0 more in Plymouth
15.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
24.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
9.4 percentage points higher in Plymouth
15.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
109.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
62.7 more in Plymouth
46.6
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
3.0 years more in South Hams
9.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
34.1%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
2.8 percentage points higher in Plymouth
31.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.94%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.17 percentage points higher in Plymouth
6.77%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
8,013
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,568 more in South Hams
9,581
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
2,861
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
1,103 more in South Hams
3,964
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 271,361 in Plymouth and 93,171 in South Hams (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,186 in Plymouth and £38,638 in South Hams (2025); and average house price was £222,817 in Plymouth 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 271,361 in Plymouth and 93,171 in South Hams (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,186 in Plymouth and £38,638 in South Hams (2025); and average house price was £222,817 in Plymouth 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 | Plymouth per 1,000 | offences | South Hams per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 109.3 | 29,665 | 46.6 | 4,346 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 | 109 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.3 | 613 | 1.5 | 144 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9.1 | 2,471 | 4.3 | 398 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 3.2 | 878 | 0.7 | 67 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.1 | 566 | 0.9 | 87 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 7.4 | 1,999 | 5.1 | 475 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.7 | 449 | 0.5 | 43 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 6.9 | 1,883 | 3.2 | 294 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.8 | 214 | 0.2 | 15 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 7.9 | 2,157 | 2.5 | 234 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.7 | 191 | 0.2 | 17 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.9 | 783 | 0.9 | 83 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 48.4 | 13,141 | 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 (271,361 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.