Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stafford 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.
Newcastle-under-Lyme
E07000195 · Staffordshire Police
Stafford
E07000197 · Staffordshire Police
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Newcastle-under-Lyme
−5
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
128,093
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
14,810 more in Stafford
142,903
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£35,723
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£4,003 more in Stafford
£39,726
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£209,547
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£50,174 more in Stafford
£259,721
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£830
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£68 more in Stafford
£898
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.9%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.4 percentage points higher in Newcastle-under-Lyme
2.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+430
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
345 more in Newcastle-under-Lyme
+85
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,334
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£32 more in Newcastle-under-Lyme
£2,303
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
19.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
5.1 more in Newcastle-under-Lyme
13.9
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
19.3%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
3.9 percentage points higher in Newcastle-under-Lyme
15.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
87.2
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
9.3 more in Newcastle-under-Lyme
77.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
5.9 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.6 years more in Stafford
6.5 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
27.9%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
0.8 percentage points higher in Newcastle-under-Lyme
27.1%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.53%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.73 percentage points higher in Newcastle-under-Lyme
5.80%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,603
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
163 more in Newcastle-under-Lyme
11,440
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,098
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
262 more in Stafford
3,360
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 128,093 in Newcastle-under-Lyme and 142,903 in Stafford (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,723 in Newcastle-under-Lyme and £39,726 in Stafford (2025); and average house price was £209,547 in Newcastle-under-Lyme and £259,721 in Stafford (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 128,093 in Newcastle-under-Lyme and 142,903 in Stafford (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,723 in Newcastle-under-Lyme and £39,726 in Stafford (2025); and average house price was £209,547 in Newcastle-under-Lyme and £259,721 in Stafford (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 | Newcastle-under-Lyme per 1,000 | offences | Stafford per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 87.2 | 11,166 | 77.9 | 11,134 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 | 69 | 1.1 | 164 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.7 | 342 | 2.3 | 328 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.8 | 740 | 5.6 | 804 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.4 | 311 | 2.7 | 384 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.7 | 219 | 2.0 | 284 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.9 | 632 | 4.9 | 698 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.8 | 98 | 0.9 | 129 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 7.2 | 918 | 6.3 | 895 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.9 | 112 | 0.5 | 77 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 6.1 | 775 | 4.0 | 569 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 28 | 0.1 | 18 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.7 | 350 | 2.1 | 307 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 36.4 | 4,657 | 32.8 | 4,694 | 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 (128,093 and 142,903 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.