Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Bromsgrove and Cheshire West and Chester 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.
Bromsgrove
E07000234 · West Mercia Police
Cheshire West and Chester
E06000050 · Cheshire Constabulary
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Bromsgrove
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
101,973
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
271,978 more in Cheshire West and Chester
373,951
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£42,776
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,290 more in Bromsgrove
£41,486
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£339,163
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£70,124 more in Bromsgrove
£269,039
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£985
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£1 more in Cheshire West and Chester
£986
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.1 percentage points higher in Cheshire West and Chester
2.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+7
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
1,204 more in Cheshire West and Chester
+1,211
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,479
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£39 more in Cheshire West and Chester
£2,517
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
11.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
6.7 more in Cheshire West and Chester
17.7
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
12.8%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
5.5 percentage points higher in Cheshire West and Chester
18.3%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
60.5
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
11.4 more in Cheshire West and Chester
71.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
7.9 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.4 years more in Bromsgrove
6.5 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
27.6%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
0.9 percentage points higher in Cheshire West and Chester
28.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.79%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.28 percentage points higher in Cheshire West and Chester
6.07%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
12,992
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
2,065 more in Bromsgrove
10,927
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,751
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
445 more in Bromsgrove
3,306
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 101,973 in Bromsgrove and 373,951 in Cheshire West and Chester (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £42,776 in Bromsgrove and £41,486 in Cheshire West and Chester (2025); and average house price was £339,163 in Bromsgrove and £269,039 in Cheshire West and Chester (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 101,973 in Bromsgrove and 373,951 in Cheshire West and Chester (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £42,776 in Bromsgrove and £41,486 in Cheshire West and Chester (2025); and average house price was £339,163 in Bromsgrove and £269,039 in Cheshire West and Chester (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 | Bromsgrove per 1,000 | offences | Cheshire West and Chester per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 60.5 | 6,167 | 71.9 | 26,881 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 | 19 | 0.4 | 164 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 3.7 | 380 | 2.0 | 738 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4.0 | 408 | 4.5 | 1,699 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.2 | 123 | 2.8 | 1,059 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.4 | 138 | 1.6 | 583 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.5 | 454 | 4.2 | 1,560 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.6 | 59 | 0.6 | 232 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 4.0 | 410 | 8.3 | 3,120 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.8 | 80 | 0.4 | 149 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 5.8 | 590 | 5.7 | 2,146 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 26 | 0.2 | 84 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 3.4 | 349 | 1.4 | 535 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 22.8 | 2,329 | 32.8 | 12,253 | 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 (101,973 and 373,951 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.