Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Sandwell and Wolverhampton 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.
Sandwell
E08000028 · West Midlands Police
Wolverhampton
E08000031 · West Midlands 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
352,918
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
71,484 more in Sandwell
281,434
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£33,029
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£2,829 more in Wolverhampton
£35,858
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£205,743
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£10,925 more in Wolverhampton
£216,668
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£947
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£5 more in Sandwell
£942
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
6.7%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
The same in both
6.7%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+2,619
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
1,210 more in Wolverhampton
+3,829
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,244
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£295 more in Wolverhampton
£2,539
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
33.8
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.2 more in Sandwell
32.6
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
37.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.6 percentage points higher in Sandwell
35.8%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
101.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
3.6 more in Sandwell
98.1
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
6.2 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.2 years more in Sandwell
6.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
34.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
2.9 percentage points higher in Sandwell
31.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.80%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.28 percentage points higher in Wolverhampton
7.08%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,447
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
570 more in Wolverhampton
12,017
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,122
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
139 more in Wolverhampton
3,262
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 352,918 in Sandwell and 281,434 in Wolverhampton (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £33,029 in Sandwell and £35,858 in Wolverhampton (2025); and average house price was £205,743 in Sandwell and £216,668 in Wolverhampton (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 352,918 in Sandwell and 281,434 in Wolverhampton (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £33,029 in Sandwell and £35,858 in Wolverhampton (2025); and average house price was £205,743 in Sandwell and £216,668 in Wolverhampton (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 | Sandwell per 1,000 | offences | Wolverhampton per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 101.7 | 35,906 | 98.1 | 27,611 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 121 | 0.7 | 190 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 3.4 | 1,216 | 3.1 | 875 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7.9 | 2,798 | 7.9 | 2,236 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 3.8 | 1,324 | 2.5 | 693 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.1 | 745 | 2.0 | 556 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.9 | 2,076 | 6.2 | 1,741 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 2.2 | 776 | 1.9 | 527 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 6.3 | 2,215 | 5.1 | 1,447 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.8 | 618 | 1.2 | 341 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 9.4 | 3,335 | 11.8 | 3,310 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.7 | 230 | 0.8 | 221 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 9.0 | 3,164 | 7.3 | 2,051 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 45.0 | 15,894 | 43.3 | 12,200 | 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 (352,918 and 281,434 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.