Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Leeds and Newham 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.
Leeds
E08000035 · West Yorkshire Police
Newham
E09000025 · Metropolitan Police Service
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
840,550
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
464,008 more in Leeds
376,542
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£36,716
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£5,879 more in Newham
£42,595
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£249,394
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£153,638 more in Newham
£403,032
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,140
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£787 more in Newham
£1,927
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
4.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
2.9 percentage points higher in Newham
7.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+1,700
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
7,564 more in Newham
+9,264
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,284
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£340 more in Leeds
£1,944
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
24.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
7.5 more in Newham
31.6
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
24.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
14.4 percentage points higher in Newham
39.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
127.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
8.6 more in Newham
135.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
6.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
2.7 years more in Newham
9.5 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
37.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
17.0 percentage points higher in Newham
54.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.22%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
1.66 percentage points higher in Leeds
4.56%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,805
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,095 more in Leeds
10,710
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,141
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
143 more in Leeds
2,998
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 840,550 in Leeds and 376,542 in Newham (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £36,716 in Leeds and £42,595 in Newham (2025); and average house price was £249,394 in Leeds and £403,032 in Newham (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 840,550 in Leeds and 376,542 in Newham (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £36,716 in Leeds and £42,595 in Newham (2025); and average house price was £249,394 in Leeds and £403,032 in Newham (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 | Leeds per 1,000 | offences | Newham per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 127.3 | 106,965 | 135.9 | 51,157 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.2 | 976 | 1.4 | 521 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 7.0 | 5,922 | 4.7 | 1,754 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8.7 | 7,306 | 4.7 | 1,753 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 4.4 | 3,698 | 6.7 | 2,516 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 3.7 | 3,135 | 1.5 | 562 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 8.6 | 7,221 | 11.6 | 4,374 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.3 | 1,066 | 0.9 | 340 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 9.7 | 8,130 | 6.4 | 2,401 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 2.3 | 1,922 | 4.5 | 1,710 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 12.0 | 10,069 | 11.1 | 4,172 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 1.3 | 1,069 | 10.6 | 3,984 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 6.9 | 5,784 | 12.2 | 4,588 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 48.9 | 41,138 | 32.9 | 12,371 | 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 (840,550 and 376,542 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.