Official statistics · 12 of 13 measures compare directly
Vale of Glamorgan and Worcester 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.
Vale of Glamorgan
W06000014 · South Wales Police
Worcester
E07000237 · West Mercia Police
Getting better or worse
0
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
1 more in Vale of Glamorgan
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
135,362
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
28,408 more in Vale of Glamorgan
106,954
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£38,656
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£224 more in Worcester
£38,880
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£297,999
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£44,212 more in Vale of Glamorgan
£253,787
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£987
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£13 more in Vale of Glamorgan
£974
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.1 percentage points higher in Worcester
3.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−46
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
818 more in Worcester
+772
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Recorded crime
71.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
38.7 more in Worcester
110.4
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
7.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.2 years more in Vale of Glamorgan
6.5 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
30.6%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
0.5 percentage points higher in Vale of Glamorgan
30.1%
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 Vale of Glamorgan.
6.19%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,451
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
415 more in Vale of Glamorgan
10,037
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,201
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
111 more in Vale of Glamorgan
3,090
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 135,362 in Vale of Glamorgan and 106,954 in Worcester (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £38,656 in Vale of Glamorgan and £38,880 in Worcester (2025); and average house price was £297,999 in Vale of Glamorgan and £253,787 in Worcester (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 135,362 in Vale of Glamorgan and 106,954 in Worcester (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £38,656 in Vale of Glamorgan and £38,880 in Worcester (2025); and average house price was £297,999 in Vale of Glamorgan and £253,787 in Worcester (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 | Vale of Glamorgan per 1,000 | offences | Worcester per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 71.7 | 9,711 | 110.4 | 11,806 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 39 | 1.6 | 173 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 1.7 | 227 | 4.4 | 475 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.6 | 763 | 8.6 | 917 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.4 | 187 | 2.4 | 256 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.9 | 256 | 2.4 | 261 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.0 | 547 | 6.3 | 677 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.6 | 85 | 1.2 | 133 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 8.2 | 1,115 | 7.3 | 786 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.6 | 85 | 1.6 | 166 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 8.8 | 1,192 | 12.9 | 1,377 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 42 | 0.5 | 52 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 3.2 | 430 | 3.9 | 417 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 27.0 | 3,654 | 41.4 | 4,423 | 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 (135,362 and 106,954 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.