Official statistics · 12 of 13 measures compare directly
Torfaen and Wirral 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.
Torfaen
W06000020 · Gwent Police
Wirral
E08000015 · Merseyside Police
Getting better or worse
−2
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
1 more in Torfaen
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
93,973
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
235,923 more in Wirral
329,896
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£39,170
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,160 more in Torfaen
£38,010
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£199,778
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£15,797 more in Wirral
£215,575
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£858
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£6 more in Torfaen
£852
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.1 percentage points higher in Torfaen
3.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−25
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
913 more in Wirral
+888
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Recorded crime
124.2
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
44.9 more in Torfaen
79.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
5.1 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.6 years more in Wirral
5.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
26.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
0.6 percentage points higher in Wirral
26.9%
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 Torfaen.
6.58%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,168
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
936 more in Wirral
11,104
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
2,829
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
173 more in Wirral
3,001
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 93,973 in Torfaen and 329,896 in Wirral (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £39,170 in Torfaen and £38,010 in Wirral (2025); and average house price was £199,778 in Torfaen and £215,575 in Wirral (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 93,973 in Torfaen and 329,896 in Wirral (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £39,170 in Torfaen and £38,010 in Wirral (2025); and average house price was £199,778 in Torfaen and £215,575 in Wirral (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 | Torfaen per 1,000 | offences | Wirral per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 124.2 | 11,667 | 79.3 | 26,177 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 31 | 0.5 | 155 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 4.2 | 393 | 2.1 | 698 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12.8 | 1,200 | 7.2 | 2,384 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.6 | 242 | 4.4 | 1,436 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 3.4 | 323 | 2.0 | 659 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.8 | 543 | 3.9 | 1,272 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.1 | 99 | 0.7 | 227 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 12.4 | 1,164 | 8.0 | 2,628 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.7 | 65 | 0.7 | 218 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 9.1 | 857 | 5.0 | 1,642 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 23 | 0.2 | 64 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 4.1 | 381 | 2.0 | 676 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 44.8 | 4,210 | 33.5 | 11,047 | 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 (93,973 and 329,896 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.