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Stafford and Telford and Wrekin 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.
Stafford
E07000197 · Staffordshire Police
Telford and Wrekin
E06000020 · West Mercia Police
Getting better or worse
−5
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
4 more in Telford and Wrekin
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
142,903
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
56,475 more in Telford and Wrekin
199,378
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£39,726
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£3,682 more in Stafford
£36,044
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£259,721
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£39,202 more in Stafford
£220,519
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£898
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£37 more in Stafford
£861
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
1.4 percentage points higher in Telford and Wrekin
3.9%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+85
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
1,198 more in Telford and Wrekin
+1,283
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,303
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£46 more in Stafford
£2,256
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
13.9
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
10.5 more in Telford and Wrekin
24.4
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
15.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
12.1 percentage points higher in Telford and Wrekin
27.5%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
77.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
9.4 more in Telford and Wrekin
87.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
6.5 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.4 years more in Stafford
6.1 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
27.1%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
1.6 percentage points higher in Telford and Wrekin
28.7%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.80%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.46 percentage points higher in Telford and Wrekin
6.26%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,440
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,235 more in Stafford
10,205
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,360
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
316 more in Stafford
3,044
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 142,903 in Stafford and 199,378 in Telford and Wrekin (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £39,726 in Stafford and £36,044 in Telford and Wrekin (2025); and average house price was £259,721 in Stafford and £220,519 in Telford and Wrekin (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 142,903 in Stafford and 199,378 in Telford and Wrekin (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £39,726 in Stafford and £36,044 in Telford and Wrekin (2025); and average house price was £259,721 in Stafford and £220,519 in Telford and Wrekin (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 | Stafford per 1,000 | offences | Telford and Wrekin per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 77.9 | 11,134 | 87.3 | 17,400 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.1 | 164 | 0.4 | 87 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.3 | 328 | 2.5 | 507 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.6 | 804 | 6.1 | 1,208 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.7 | 384 | 2.9 | 586 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.0 | 284 | 2.1 | 421 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.9 | 698 | 5.0 | 1,004 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.9 | 129 | 1.1 | 225 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 6.3 | 895 | 5.6 | 1,113 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.5 | 77 | 0.9 | 185 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.0 | 569 | 8.4 | 1,669 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.1 | 18 | 0.3 | 53 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.1 | 307 | 2.1 | 411 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 32.8 | 4,694 | 37.5 | 7,481 | 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 (142,903 and 199,378 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.