Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Bromsgrove and Dudley 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
Dudley
E08000027 · West Midlands Police
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
101,973
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
231,968 more in Dudley
333,941
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
£7,290 more in Bromsgrove
£35,486
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
£108,382 more in Bromsgrove
£230,781
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£985
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£132 more in Bromsgrove
£853
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
2.1 percentage points higher in Dudley
4.6%
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)
1,135 more in Dudley
+1,142
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
£334 more in Bromsgrove
£2,145
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
12.2 more in Dudley
23.2
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
12.8%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
13.9 percentage points higher in Dudley
26.7%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
60.5
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
18.4 more in Dudley
78.9
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
1.2 percentage points higher in Dudley
28.8%
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
0.25 percentage points higher in Dudley
6.04%
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
1,669 more in Bromsgrove
11,323
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,751
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
621 more in Bromsgrove
3,130
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 101,973 in Bromsgrove and 333,941 in Dudley (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £42,776 in Bromsgrove and £35,486 in Dudley (2025); and average house price was £339,163 in Bromsgrove and £230,781 in Dudley (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 333,941 in Dudley (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £42,776 in Bromsgrove and £35,486 in Dudley (2025); and average house price was £339,163 in Bromsgrove and £230,781 in Dudley (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 | Dudley per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 60.5 | 6,167 | 78.9 | 26,355 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 | 19 | 0.2 | 56 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 3.7 | 380 | 4.2 | 1,410 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4.0 | 408 | 6.4 | 2,138 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.2 | 123 | 1.9 | 651 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.4 | 138 | 1.7 | 562 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.5 | 454 | 4.4 | 1,483 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.6 | 59 | 1.6 | 545 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 4.0 | 410 | 4.7 | 1,555 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.8 | 80 | 1.0 | 332 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 5.8 | 590 | 8.7 | 2,909 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 26 | 0.4 | 144 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 3.4 | 349 | 6.5 | 2,175 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 22.8 | 2,329 | 33.8 | 11,301 | 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 333,941 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.