Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Birmingham and King's Lynn and West Norfolk 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
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
E07000146 · Norfolk 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
1,020,017 more in Birmingham
156,943
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
£846 more in King's Lynn and West Norfolk
£36,835
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
£29,148 more in King's Lynn and West Norfolk
£263,298
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,093
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£153 more in Birmingham
£940
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
10.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
7.0 percentage points higher in Birmingham
3.0%
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)
9,725 more in Birmingham
−22
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
£67 more in King's Lynn and West Norfolk
£2,430
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
14.1 more in Birmingham
24.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
41.7%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
21.9 percentage points higher in Birmingham
19.8%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
124.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
59.6 more in Birmingham
64.4
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
0.6 years more in King's Lynn and West Norfolk
7.1 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
5.8 percentage points higher in Birmingham
30.6%
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
0.03 percentage points higher in King's Lynn and West Norfolk
6.60%
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
2,167 more in Birmingham
10,544
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,364
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
728 more in King's Lynn and West Norfolk
4,092
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 1,176,960 in Birmingham and 156,943 in King's Lynn and West Norfolk (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,989 in Birmingham and £36,835 in King's Lynn and West Norfolk (2025); and average house price was £234,150 in Birmingham and £263,298 in King's Lynn and West Norfolk (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 156,943 in King's Lynn and West Norfolk (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,989 in Birmingham and £36,835 in King's Lynn and West Norfolk (2025); and average house price was £234,150 in Birmingham and £263,298 in King's Lynn and West Norfolk (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 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 124.0 | 145,894 | 64.4 | 10,102 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 | 698 | 0.5 | 86 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 5.7 | 6,702 | 1.7 | 268 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9.5 | 11,157 | 5.8 | 913 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 4.1 | 4,832 | 2.1 | 336 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.2 | 2,564 | 1.7 | 270 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 7.5 | 8,860 | 4.2 | 657 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 3.0 | 3,506 | 0.7 | 114 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 7.4 | 8,755 | 4.5 | 711 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 3.2 | 3,709 | 0.3 | 43 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 10.7 | 12,627 | 5.3 | 825 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 1.4 | 1,642 | 0.3 | 48 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 10.4 | 12,274 | 1.3 | 209 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 52.8 | 62,138 | 28.5 | 4,478 | 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 156,943 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.