Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Dudley and Sandwell 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.
Dudley
E08000027 · West Midlands Police
Sandwell
E08000028 · 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
333,941
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
18,977 more in Sandwell
352,918
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£35,486
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£2,457 more in Dudley
£33,029
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£230,781
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£25,038 more in Dudley
£205,743
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£853
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£94 more in Sandwell
£947
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
4.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
2.1 percentage points higher in Sandwell
6.7%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+1,142
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
1,477 more in Sandwell
+2,619
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,145
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£100 more in Sandwell
£2,244
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
23.2
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
10.6 more in Sandwell
33.8
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
26.7%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
10.7 percentage points higher in Sandwell
37.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
78.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
22.8 more in Sandwell
101.7
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
0.3 years more in Dudley
6.2 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
28.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
5.6 percentage points higher in Sandwell
34.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.04%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.76 percentage points higher in Sandwell
6.80%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,323
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
124 more in Sandwell
11,447
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,130
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
7 more in Dudley
3,122
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 333,941 in Dudley and 352,918 in Sandwell (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,486 in Dudley and £33,029 in Sandwell (2025); and average house price was £230,781 in Dudley and £205,743 in Sandwell (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 333,941 in Dudley and 352,918 in Sandwell (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,486 in Dudley and £33,029 in Sandwell (2025); and average house price was £230,781 in Dudley and £205,743 in Sandwell (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 | Dudley per 1,000 | offences | Sandwell per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 78.9 | 26,355 | 101.7 | 35,906 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 | 56 | 0.3 | 121 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 4.2 | 1,410 | 3.4 | 1,216 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.4 | 2,138 | 7.9 | 2,798 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.9 | 651 | 3.8 | 1,324 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.7 | 562 | 2.1 | 745 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.4 | 1,483 | 5.9 | 2,076 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.6 | 545 | 2.2 | 776 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 4.7 | 1,555 | 6.3 | 2,215 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.0 | 332 | 1.8 | 618 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 8.7 | 2,909 | 9.4 | 3,335 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.4 | 144 | 0.7 | 230 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 6.5 | 2,175 | 9.0 | 3,164 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 33.8 | 11,301 | 45.0 | 15,894 | 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 (333,941 and 352,918 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.