Official statistics · 12 of 13 measures compare directly
Flintshire and West Lindsey 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.
Flintshire
W06000005 · North Wales Police
West Lindsey
E07000142 · Lincolnshire Police
Getting better or worse
0
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
3 more in Flintshire
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
155,954
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
56,238 more in Flintshire
99,716
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£37,505
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£872 more in West Lindsey
£38,377
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£213,930
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£3,198 more in Flintshire
£210,732
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£803
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£59 more in Flintshire
£744
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.1 percentage points higher in West Lindsey
3.1%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−151
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
79 more in West Lindsey
−72
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Recorded crime
76.6
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
6.1 more in West Lindsey
82.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
5.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.2 years more in Flintshire
5.5 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
25.7%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
2.4 percentage points higher in Flintshire
23.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
No published figure
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
No published figure for Flintshire.
6.13%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,192
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
918 more in West Lindsey
11,111
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,219
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
316 more in West Lindsey
3,535
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 155,954 in Flintshire and 99,716 in West Lindsey (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,505 in Flintshire and £38,377 in West Lindsey (2025); and average house price was £213,930 in Flintshire and £210,732 in West Lindsey (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 155,954 in Flintshire and 99,716 in West Lindsey (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,505 in Flintshire and £38,377 in West Lindsey (2025); and average house price was £213,930 in Flintshire and £210,732 in West Lindsey (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 | Flintshire per 1,000 | offences | West Lindsey per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 76.6 | 11,953 | 82.7 | 8,246 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 46 | 0.3 | 26 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.0 | 317 | 3.3 | 327 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.1 | 956 | 7.7 | 769 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.6 | 242 | 1.2 | 116 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.4 | 225 | 2.9 | 286 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.6 | 721 | 4.1 | 411 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.4 | 70 | 0.6 | 56 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 4.9 | 767 | 3.9 | 392 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 50 | 0.6 | 55 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 6.9 | 1,083 | 7.1 | 705 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.1 | 13 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 1.6 | 252 | 2.5 | 247 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 31.0 | 4,842 | 29.9 | 2,982 | 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 (155,954 and 99,716 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.