Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Bassetlaw and Birmingham 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.
Bassetlaw
E07000171 · Nottinghamshire Police
Birmingham
E08000025 · West Midlands Police
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Birmingham
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
126,454
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
1,050,506 more in Birmingham
1,176,960
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£34,744
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,245 more in Birmingham
£35,989
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£210,596
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£23,554 more in Birmingham
£234,150
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£720
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£373 more in Birmingham
£1,093
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.2%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
6.8 percentage points higher in Birmingham
10.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+186
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
9,517 more in Birmingham
+9,703
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,645
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£282 more in Bassetlaw
£2,363
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
22.5
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
15.6 more in Birmingham
38.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
21.9%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
19.8 percentage points higher in Birmingham
41.7%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
94.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
29.7 more in Birmingham
124.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
6.1 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.4 years more in Birmingham
6.5 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
24.9%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
11.5 percentage points higher in Birmingham
36.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
7.61%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
1.04 percentage points higher in Bassetlaw
6.57%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,938
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,773 more in Birmingham
12,711
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,355
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
10 more in Birmingham
3,364
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 126,454 in Bassetlaw and 1,176,960 in Birmingham (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £34,744 in Bassetlaw and £35,989 in Birmingham (2025); and average house price was £210,596 in Bassetlaw and £234,150 in Birmingham (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 126,454 in Bassetlaw and 1,176,960 in Birmingham (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £34,744 in Bassetlaw and £35,989 in Birmingham (2025); and average house price was £210,596 in Bassetlaw and £234,150 in Birmingham (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 | Bassetlaw per 1,000 | offences | Birmingham per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 94.3 | 11,925 | 124.0 | 145,894 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 | 66 | 0.6 | 698 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 4.1 | 513 | 5.7 | 6,702 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9.0 | 1,140 | 9.5 | 11,157 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.0 | 250 | 4.1 | 4,832 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 4.7 | 595 | 2.2 | 2,564 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.5 | 695 | 7.5 | 8,860 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.9 | 112 | 3.0 | 3,506 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 4.9 | 619 | 7.4 | 8,755 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.8 | 107 | 3.2 | 3,709 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 11.0 | 1,389 | 10.7 | 12,627 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.5 | 63 | 1.4 | 1,642 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5.8 | 739 | 10.4 | 12,274 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 30.7 | 3,876 | 52.8 | 62,138 | 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 (126,454 and 1,176,960 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.