Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Birmingham and Southampton 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.
Birmingham
E08000025 · West Midlands Police
Southampton
E06000045 · Hampshire Constabulary
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
The same in both
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
1,176,960
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
917,730 more in Birmingham
259,230
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£35,989
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,141 more in Southampton
£37,130
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£234,150
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£1,212 more in Southampton
£235,362
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,093
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£162 more in Southampton
£1,255
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
10.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
5.8 percentage points higher in Birmingham
4.2%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+9,703
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
9,031 more in Birmingham
+672
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,363
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£19 more in Southampton
£2,381
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
38.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
12.5 more in Birmingham
25.6
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
41.7%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
15.8 percentage points higher in Birmingham
25.9%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
124.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
6.7 more in Southampton
130.7
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
0.2 years more in Birmingham
6.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
36.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
4.2 percentage points higher in Southampton
40.6%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.57%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.16 percentage points higher in Birmingham
6.41%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
12,711
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
2,876 more in Birmingham
9,836
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,364
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
60 more in Birmingham
3,304
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 1,176,960 in Birmingham and 259,230 in Southampton (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,989 in Birmingham and £37,130 in Southampton (2025); and average house price was £234,150 in Birmingham and £235,362 in Southampton (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 1,176,960 in Birmingham and 259,230 in Southampton (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,989 in Birmingham and £37,130 in Southampton (2025); and average house price was £234,150 in Birmingham and £235,362 in Southampton (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 | Birmingham per 1,000 | offences | Southampton per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 124.0 | 145,894 | 130.7 | 33,884 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 | 698 | 1.5 | 378 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 5.7 | 6,702 | 4.6 | 1,204 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9.5 | 11,157 | 8.2 | 2,117 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 4.1 | 4,832 | 5.1 | 1,310 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.2 | 2,564 | 2.1 | 538 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 7.5 | 8,860 | 7.3 | 1,894 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 3.0 | 3,506 | 2.3 | 589 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 7.4 | 8,755 | 10.1 | 2,615 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 3.2 | 3,709 | 1.9 | 499 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 10.7 | 12,627 | 13.7 | 3,550 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 1.4 | 1,642 | 0.8 | 217 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 10.4 | 12,274 | 6.5 | 1,677 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 52.8 | 62,138 | 53.8 | 13,945 | 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 (1,176,960 and 259,230 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.