Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
North East Lincolnshire 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.
North East Lincolnshire
E06000012 · Humberside Police
West Lindsey
E07000142 · Lincolnshire Police
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
The same in both
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
160,101
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
60,385 more in North East Lincolnshire
99,716
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£35,052
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£3,325 more in West Lindsey
£38,377
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£151,132
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£59,600 more in West Lindsey
£210,732
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£633
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£111 more in West Lindsey
£744
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
4.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
1.2 percentage points higher in North East Lincolnshire
3.1%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+172
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
244 more in North East Lincolnshire
−72
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,484
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£130 more in North East Lincolnshire
£2,354
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
30.2
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
8.7 more in North East Lincolnshire
21.5
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
30.1%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
10.0 percentage points higher in North East Lincolnshire
20.1%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
136.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
54.2 more in North East Lincolnshire
82.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
4.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.2 years more in West Lindsey
5.5 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
21.7%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
1.6 percentage points higher in West Lindsey
23.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
7.09%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.96 percentage points higher in North East Lincolnshire
6.13%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,454
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
657 more in West Lindsey
11,111
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
2,912
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
623 more in West Lindsey
3,535
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 160,101 in North East Lincolnshire and 99,716 in West Lindsey (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,052 in North East Lincolnshire and £38,377 in West Lindsey (2025); and average house price was £151,132 in North East Lincolnshire 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 160,101 in North East Lincolnshire and 99,716 in West Lindsey (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,052 in North East Lincolnshire and £38,377 in West Lindsey (2025); and average house price was £151,132 in North East Lincolnshire 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 | North East Lincolnshire per 1,000 | offences | West Lindsey per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 136.9 | 21,919 | 82.7 | 8,246 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.6 | 262 | 0.3 | 26 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 6.1 | 984 | 3.3 | 327 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14.3 | 2,291 | 7.7 | 769 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 3.8 | 609 | 1.2 | 116 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 4.3 | 682 | 2.9 | 286 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 7.6 | 1,219 | 4.1 | 411 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.4 | 221 | 0.6 | 56 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 10.9 | 1,743 | 3.9 | 392 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.4 | 217 | 0.6 | 55 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 17.1 | 2,733 | 7.1 | 705 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 56 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5.4 | 857 | 2.5 | 247 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 50.9 | 8,151 | 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 (160,101 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.