Official statistics · 12 of 13 measures compare directly
Swansea 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.
Swansea
W06000011 · South Wales Police
Telford and Wrekin
E06000020 · West Mercia Police
Getting better or worse
0
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
1 more in Swansea
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
249,429
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
50,051 more in Swansea
199,378
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£36,586
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£542 more in Swansea
£36,044
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£206,059
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£14,460 more in Telford and Wrekin
£220,519
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£848
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£13 more in Telford and Wrekin
£861
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.5 percentage points higher in Telford and Wrekin
3.9%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+750
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
533 more in Telford and Wrekin
+1,283
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Recorded crime
85.6
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
1.7 more in Telford and Wrekin
87.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
5.6 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.5 years more in Telford and Wrekin
6.1 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
27.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
0.9 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
No published figure
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
No published figure for Swansea.
6.26%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,686
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
481 more in Swansea
10,205
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
2,896
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
148 more in Telford and Wrekin
3,044
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 249,429 in Swansea and 199,378 in Telford and Wrekin (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £36,586 in Swansea and £36,044 in Telford and Wrekin (2025); and average house price was £206,059 in Swansea 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 249,429 in Swansea and 199,378 in Telford and Wrekin (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £36,586 in Swansea and £36,044 in Telford and Wrekin (2025); and average house price was £206,059 in Swansea 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 | Swansea per 1,000 | offences | Telford and Wrekin per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 85.6 | 21,358 | 87.3 | 17,400 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 | 129 | 0.4 | 87 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 1.7 | 430 | 2.5 | 507 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.5 | 1,627 | 6.1 | 1,208 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 3.5 | 877 | 2.9 | 586 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.3 | 581 | 2.1 | 421 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.2 | 1,048 | 5.0 | 1,004 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.0 | 243 | 1.1 | 225 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 9.5 | 2,369 | 5.6 | 1,113 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.5 | 129 | 0.9 | 185 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 8.2 | 2,039 | 8.4 | 1,669 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.5 | 130 | 0.3 | 53 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 3.3 | 834 | 2.1 | 411 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 33.9 | 8,458 | 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 (249,429 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.