Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Shropshire and Stafford 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.
Shropshire
E06000051 · West Mercia Police
Stafford
E07000197 · Staffordshire Police
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
4 more in Shropshire
−5
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
333,162
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
190,259 more in Shropshire
142,903
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£36,991
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£2,735 more in Stafford
£39,726
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£284,036
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£24,315 more in Shropshire
£259,721
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£819
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£79 more in Stafford
£898
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.1 percentage points higher in Stafford
2.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+271
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
186 more in Shropshire
+85
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,528
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£226 more in Shropshire
£2,303
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
17.6
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
3.7 more in Shropshire
13.9
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
16.8%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.4 percentage points higher in Shropshire
15.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
57.8
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
20.1 more in Stafford
77.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
7.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.2 years more in Shropshire
6.5 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
26.6%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
0.5 percentage points higher in Stafford
27.1%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.83%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
1.03 percentage points higher in Shropshire
5.80%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,439
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,001 more in Stafford
11,440
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,658
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
298 more in Shropshire
3,360
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 333,162 in Shropshire and 142,903 in Stafford (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £36,991 in Shropshire and £39,726 in Stafford (2025); and average house price was £284,036 in Shropshire and £259,721 in Stafford (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 333,162 in Shropshire and 142,903 in Stafford (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £36,991 in Shropshire and £39,726 in Stafford (2025); and average house price was £284,036 in Shropshire and £259,721 in Stafford (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 | Shropshire per 1,000 | offences | Stafford per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 57.8 | 19,264 | 77.9 | 11,134 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 | 146 | 1.1 | 164 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.4 | 790 | 2.3 | 328 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4.9 | 1,623 | 5.6 | 804 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.5 | 499 | 2.7 | 384 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.4 | 477 | 2.0 | 284 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 3.8 | 1,278 | 4.9 | 698 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.6 | 190 | 0.9 | 129 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 3.4 | 1,148 | 6.3 | 895 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.4 | 129 | 0.5 | 77 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.1 | 1,374 | 4.0 | 569 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 59 | 0.1 | 18 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 1.5 | 498 | 2.1 | 307 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 25.2 | 8,396 | 32.8 | 4,694 | 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 (333,162 and 142,903 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.