Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Barnsley and Kirklees 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.
Barnsley
E08000038 · South Yorkshire Police
Kirklees
E08000034 · West Yorkshire Police
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
252,784
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
193,048 more in Kirklees
445,832
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£36,652
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£785 more in Barnsley
£35,867
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£175,733
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£30,040 more in Kirklees
£205,773
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£693
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£87 more in Kirklees
£780
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
1.4 percentage points higher in Kirklees
4.7%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+291
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
1,127 more in Kirklees
+1,418
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,326
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£115 more in Kirklees
£2,441
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
30.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
4.3 more in Barnsley
25.8
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
27.9%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.0 percentage points higher in Barnsley
26.9%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
106.5
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
7.8 more in Barnsley
98.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
4.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.9 years more in Kirklees
5.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
22.7%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
3.4 percentage points higher in Kirklees
26.1%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.35%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.46 percentage points higher in Kirklees
6.81%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,742
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,675 more in Kirklees
12,418
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
2,877
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
212 more in Kirklees
3,089
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 252,784 in Barnsley and 445,832 in Kirklees (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £36,652 in Barnsley and £35,867 in Kirklees (2025); and average house price was £175,733 in Barnsley and £205,773 in Kirklees (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 252,784 in Barnsley and 445,832 in Kirklees (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £36,652 in Barnsley and £35,867 in Kirklees (2025); and average house price was £175,733 in Barnsley and £205,773 in Kirklees (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 | Barnsley per 1,000 | offences | Kirklees per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 106.5 | 26,912 | 98.7 | 43,985 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 70 | 0.3 | 124 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 5.5 | 1,378 | 4.3 | 1,904 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9.9 | 2,507 | 6.9 | 3,074 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.7 | 694 | 3.8 | 1,702 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 3.9 | 998 | 3.3 | 1,475 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.7 | 1,429 | 6.2 | 2,750 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.0 | 257 | 0.9 | 404 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 7.8 | 1,968 | 8.6 | 3,850 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.1 | 279 | 0.8 | 376 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 6.9 | 1,733 | 5.8 | 2,605 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 82 | 0.5 | 241 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5.6 | 1,418 | 4.9 | 2,177 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 38.6 | 9,749 | 42.1 | 18,757 | 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 (252,784 and 445,832 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.