Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Leeds and South Kesteven 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.
Leeds
E08000035 · West Yorkshire Police
South Kesteven
E07000141 · Lincolnshire Police
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
4 more in Leeds
−5
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
840,550
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
692,481 more in Leeds
148,069
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£36,716
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,794 more in Leeds
£34,922
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£249,394
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£5,969 more in South Kesteven
£255,363
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,140
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£297 more in Leeds
£843
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
4.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
1.8 percentage points higher in Leeds
2.8%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+1,700
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
1,580 more in Leeds
+120
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,284
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£24 more in Leeds
£2,260
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
24.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
9.0 more in Leeds
15.2
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
24.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
7.3 percentage points higher in Leeds
17.3%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
127.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
55.1 more in Leeds
72.2
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
6.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.5 years more in South Kesteven
7.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
37.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
8.3 percentage points higher in Leeds
29.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.22%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.25 percentage points higher in South Kesteven
6.47%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,805
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
914 more in Leeds
10,891
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,141
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
455 more in South Kesteven
3,596
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 840,550 in Leeds and 148,069 in South Kesteven (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £36,716 in Leeds and £34,922 in South Kesteven (2025); and average house price was £249,394 in Leeds and £255,363 in South Kesteven (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 840,550 in Leeds and 148,069 in South Kesteven (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £36,716 in Leeds and £34,922 in South Kesteven (2025); and average house price was £249,394 in Leeds and £255,363 in South Kesteven (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 | Leeds per 1,000 | offences | South Kesteven per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 127.3 | 106,965 | 72.2 | 10,689 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.2 | 976 | 0.4 | 57 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 7.0 | 5,922 | 2.2 | 329 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8.7 | 7,306 | 5.4 | 795 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 4.4 | 3,698 | 1.1 | 167 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 3.7 | 3,135 | 2.1 | 315 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 8.6 | 7,221 | 3.7 | 549 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.3 | 1,066 | 0.5 | 69 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 9.7 | 8,130 | 4.6 | 688 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 2.3 | 1,922 | 0.6 | 85 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 12.0 | 10,069 | 6.3 | 929 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 1.3 | 1,069 | 0.1 | 11 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 6.9 | 5,784 | 3.2 | 479 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 48.9 | 41,138 | 25.3 | 3,747 | 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 (840,550 and 148,069 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.