Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Lewes and Somerset 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.
Lewes
E07000063 · Sussex Police
Somerset
E06000066 · Avon and Somerset Constabulary
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
The same in both
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
102,648
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
488,324 more in Somerset
590,972
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£40,807
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£4,528 more in Lewes
£36,279
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£367,918
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£86,347 more in Lewes
£281,571
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,325
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£319 more in Lewes
£1,006
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.9 percentage points higher in Lewes
2.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−31
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
735 more in Somerset
+704
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,756
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£196 more in Lewes
£2,561
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
16.8
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.4 more in Somerset
19.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
19.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.3 percentage points higher in Lewes
18.1%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
71.4
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
18.3 more in Somerset
89.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
9.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.2 years more in Lewes
7.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
39.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
5.7 percentage points higher in Lewes
33.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.75%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.31 percentage points higher in Somerset
7.06%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,764
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,189 more in Lewes
9,576
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,523
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
123 more in Somerset
3,646
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 102,648 in Lewes and 590,972 in Somerset (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £40,807 in Lewes and £36,279 in Somerset (2025); and average house price was £367,918 in Lewes and £281,571 in Somerset (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 102,648 in Lewes and 590,972 in Somerset (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £40,807 in Lewes and £36,279 in Somerset (2025); and average house price was £367,918 in Lewes and £281,571 in Somerset (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 | Lewes per 1,000 | offences | Somerset per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 71.4 | 7,326 | 89.7 | 52,995 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 | 39 | 0.5 | 268 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 1.9 | 191 | 2.9 | 1,719 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.0 | 618 | 6.4 | 3,754 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.0 | 208 | 1.2 | 687 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.4 | 244 | 1.8 | 1,091 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 3.6 | 367 | 5.3 | 3,151 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.7 | 73 | 0.5 | 323 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 5.4 | 559 | 8.3 | 4,895 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.4 | 44 | 1.0 | 603 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 5.4 | 551 | 8.1 | 4,789 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 35 | 0.1 | 73 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 1.5 | 153 | 2.3 | 1,352 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 24.8 | 2,541 | 38.1 | 22,515 | 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 (102,648 and 590,972 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.