Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
South Hams and Torbay 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.
South Hams
E07000044 · Devon & Cornwall Police
Torbay
E06000027 · Devon & Cornwall Police
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Torbay
+1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
93,171
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
46,315 more in Torbay
139,486
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£38,638
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£5,145 more in South Hams
£33,493
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£360,571
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£136,994 more in South Hams
£223,577
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,009
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£92 more in South Hams
£917
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.1%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
1.3 percentage points higher in Torbay
3.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−81
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
234 more in Torbay
+153
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,615
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£145 more in South Hams
£2,470
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
15.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
11.8 more in Torbay
26.9
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
15.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
11.0 percentage points higher in Torbay
26.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
46.6
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
62.8 more in Torbay
109.4
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
9.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
2.6 years more in South Hams
6.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
31.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
1.6 percentage points higher in Torbay
32.9%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.77%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.61 percentage points higher in Torbay
7.38%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
9,581
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
36 more in South Hams
9,545
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,964
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
852 more in South Hams
3,112
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 93,171 in South Hams and 139,486 in Torbay (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £38,638 in South Hams and £33,493 in Torbay (2025); and average house price was £360,571 in South Hams and £223,577 in Torbay (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 93,171 in South Hams and 139,486 in Torbay (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £38,638 in South Hams and £33,493 in Torbay (2025); and average house price was £360,571 in South Hams and £223,577 in Torbay (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 | South Hams per 1,000 | offences | Torbay per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 46.6 | 4,346 | 109.4 | 15,258 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 | 16 | 0.4 | 56 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 1.5 | 144 | 3.0 | 423 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4.3 | 398 | 9.2 | 1,288 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 0.7 | 67 | 3.2 | 449 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 0.9 | 87 | 2.1 | 298 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.1 | 475 | 7.5 | 1,045 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.5 | 43 | 1.2 | 174 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 3.2 | 294 | 5.8 | 806 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.2 | 15 | 0.6 | 87 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 2.5 | 234 | 9.2 | 1,285 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 17 | 0.8 | 118 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 0.9 | 83 | 2.9 | 408 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 20.8 | 1,938 | 47.6 | 6,638 | 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 (93,171 and 139,486 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.