Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
South Staffordshire and Wyre Forest 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 Staffordshire
E07000196 · Staffordshire Police
Wyre Forest
E07000239 · West Mercia Police
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
4 more in Wyre Forest
+1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
114,811
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
10,632 more in South Staffordshire
104,179
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£38,788
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£4,127 more in South Staffordshire
£34,661
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£310,258
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£77,810 more in South Staffordshire
£232,448
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£949
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£126 more in South Staffordshire
£823
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.7 percentage points higher in Wyre Forest
3.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+63
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
93 more in South Staffordshire
−30
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,314
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£199 more in Wyre Forest
£2,512
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
13.5
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
8.5 more in Wyre Forest
22.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
15.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
6.8 percentage points higher in Wyre Forest
22.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
57.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
29.1 more in Wyre Forest
86.1
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
8.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.3 years more in South Staffordshire
6.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
29.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
0.9 percentage points higher in South Staffordshire
28.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.96%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
1.29 percentage points higher in Wyre Forest
7.25%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
12,196
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,650 more in South Staffordshire
10,546
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,498
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
178 more in South Staffordshire
3,319
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 114,811 in South Staffordshire and 104,179 in Wyre Forest (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £38,788 in South Staffordshire and £34,661 in Wyre Forest (2025); and average house price was £310,258 in South Staffordshire and £232,448 in Wyre Forest (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 114,811 in South Staffordshire and 104,179 in Wyre Forest (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £38,788 in South Staffordshire and £34,661 in Wyre Forest (2025); and average house price was £310,258 in South Staffordshire and £232,448 in Wyre Forest (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 Staffordshire per 1,000 | offences | Wyre Forest per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 57.0 | 6,539 | 86.1 | 8,974 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.1 | 17 | 0.4 | 39 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.6 | 302 | 3.4 | 354 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4.1 | 474 | 7.1 | 741 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.9 | 222 | 2.4 | 248 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.3 | 151 | 2.0 | 209 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 3.6 | 419 | 5.4 | 562 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.5 | 62 | 1.2 | 120 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 3.9 | 446 | 6.0 | 624 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.5 | 59 | 0.9 | 90 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 2.5 | 284 | 7.6 | 788 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.0 | 4 | 0.3 | 27 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 3.6 | 419 | 4.6 | 483 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 24.9 | 2,861 | 32.4 | 3,379 | 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 (114,811 and 104,179 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.