Official statistics · 12 of 13 measures compare directly
Wrexham 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.
Wrexham
W06000006 · North Wales Police
Wyre Forest
E07000239 · West Mercia Police
Getting better or worse
0
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
1 more in Wyre Forest
+1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
137,977
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
33,798 more in Wrexham
104,179
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£35,246
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£585 more in Wrexham
£34,661
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£212,502
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£19,946 more in Wyre Forest
£232,448
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£766
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£57 more in Wyre Forest
£823
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.3 percentage points higher in Wyre Forest
3.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+343
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
373 more in Wrexham
−30
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Recorded crime
100.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
14.6 more in Wrexham
86.1
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
6.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.7 years more in Wyre Forest
6.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
26.1%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
2.4 percentage points higher in Wyre Forest
28.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
No published figure
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
No published figure for Wrexham.
7.25%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,122
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
424 more in Wyre Forest
10,546
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,155
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
165 more in Wyre Forest
3,319
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 137,977 in Wrexham and 104,179 in Wyre Forest (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,246 in Wrexham and £34,661 in Wyre Forest (2025); and average house price was £212,502 in Wrexham 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 137,977 in Wrexham and 104,179 in Wyre Forest (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,246 in Wrexham and £34,661 in Wyre Forest (2025); and average house price was £212,502 in Wrexham 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 | Wrexham per 1,000 | offences | Wyre Forest per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 100.7 | 13,893 | 86.1 | 8,974 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 | 77 | 0.4 | 39 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.7 | 372 | 3.4 | 354 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9.9 | 1,361 | 7.1 | 741 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.6 | 361 | 2.4 | 248 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.9 | 265 | 2.0 | 209 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.5 | 757 | 5.4 | 562 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.8 | 104 | 1.2 | 120 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 6.6 | 911 | 6.0 | 624 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 43 | 0.9 | 90 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 9.7 | 1,333 | 7.6 | 788 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 26 | 0.3 | 27 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.6 | 355 | 4.6 | 483 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 37.8 | 5,221 | 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 (137,977 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.