Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Solihull and Stratford-on-Avon 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.
Solihull
E08000029 · West Midlands Police
Stratford-on-Avon
E07000221 · Warwickshire Police
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Stratford-on-Avon
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
221,449
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
72,677 more in Solihull
148,772
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£46,896
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£5,616 more in Solihull
£41,280
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£334,966
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£57,608 more in Stratford-on-Avon
£392,574
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,269
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£126 more in Solihull
£1,143
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
1.4 percentage points higher in Solihull
2.2%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+438
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
422 more in Solihull
+16
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,197
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£287 more in Stratford-on-Avon
£2,484
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
17.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
5.3 more in Solihull
11.8
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
19.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
5.6 percentage points higher in Solihull
13.8%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
86.4
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
23.7 more in Solihull
62.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
7.1 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
2.4 years more in Stratford-on-Avon
9.5 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
32.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
0.7 percentage points higher in Stratford-on-Avon
33.2%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
4.69%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
1.33 percentage points higher in Stratford-on-Avon
6.02%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
12,874
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,626 more in Solihull
11,248
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,493
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
706 more in Stratford-on-Avon
4,200
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 221,449 in Solihull and 148,772 in Stratford-on-Avon (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £46,896 in Solihull and £41,280 in Stratford-on-Avon (2025); and average house price was £334,966 in Solihull and £392,574 in Stratford-on-Avon (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 221,449 in Solihull and 148,772 in Stratford-on-Avon (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £46,896 in Solihull and £41,280 in Stratford-on-Avon (2025); and average house price was £334,966 in Solihull and £392,574 in Stratford-on-Avon (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 | Solihull per 1,000 | offences | Stratford-on-Avon per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 86.4 | 19,127 | 62.7 | 9,327 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 | 85 | 0.2 | 31 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 4.0 | 878 | 3.3 | 493 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8.0 | 1,764 | 4.0 | 600 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.8 | 402 | 0.8 | 122 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.8 | 393 | 1.4 | 203 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.2 | 1,159 | 4.4 | 658 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.6 | 344 | 0.7 | 109 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 5.0 | 1,114 | 4.1 | 608 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.5 | 335 | 0.4 | 61 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 13.4 | 2,960 | 4.6 | 688 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.4 | 97 | 0.2 | 27 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 9.7 | 2,156 | 3.6 | 538 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 29.8 | 6,590 | 20.7 | 3,080 | 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 (221,449 and 148,772 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.