Official statistics · 12 of 13 measures compare directly
Rhondda Cynon Taf and Sunderland 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.
Rhondda Cynon Taf
W06000016 · South Wales Police
Sunderland
E08000024 · Northumbria Police
Getting better or worse
0
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
1 more in Rhondda Cynon Taf
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
241,015
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
46,055 more in Sunderland
287,070
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£34,837
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£2,093 more in Rhondda Cynon Taf
£32,744
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£167,559
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£24,343 more in Rhondda Cynon Taf
£143,216
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£753
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£49 more in Rhondda Cynon Taf
£704
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.2%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.6 percentage points higher in Sunderland
3.8%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+337
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
1,483 more in Sunderland
+1,820
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Recorded crime
84.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
16.2 more in Sunderland
101.1
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
4.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.4 years more in Rhondda Cynon Taf
4.4 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
25.9%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
0.1 percentage points higher in Rhondda Cynon Taf
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 Rhondda Cynon Taf.
6.71%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,027
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
481 more in Sunderland
11,508
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
2,782
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
111 more in Rhondda Cynon Taf
2,672
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 241,015 in Rhondda Cynon Taf and 287,070 in Sunderland (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £34,837 in Rhondda Cynon Taf and £32,744 in Sunderland (2025); and average house price was £167,559 in Rhondda Cynon Taf and £143,216 in Sunderland (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 241,015 in Rhondda Cynon Taf and 287,070 in Sunderland (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £34,837 in Rhondda Cynon Taf and £32,744 in Sunderland (2025); and average house price was £167,559 in Rhondda Cynon Taf and £143,216 in Sunderland (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 | Rhondda Cynon Taf per 1,000 | offences | Sunderland per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 84.9 | 20,468 | 101.1 | 29,020 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.1 | 29 | 0.4 | 110 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.0 | 475 | 4.9 | 1,398 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.5 | 1,557 | 10.0 | 2,877 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.2 | 534 | 1.9 | 557 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.5 | 595 | 4.0 | 1,144 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 3.9 | 933 | 4.8 | 1,390 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.7 | 179 | 0.8 | 244 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 10.2 | 2,466 | 7.1 | 2,025 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.4 | 99 | 1.5 | 419 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.5 | 1,091 | 12.0 | 3,454 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.4 | 87 | 0.5 | 144 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 3.1 | 756 | 3.9 | 1,107 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 38.2 | 9,215 | 32.4 | 9,288 | 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 (241,015 and 287,070 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.