Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
County Durham and Northumberland 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.
County Durham
E06000047 · Durham Constabulary
Northumberland
E06000057 · Northumbria Police
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Northumberland
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
539,146
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
205,171 more in County Durham
333,975
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£33,436
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£4,285 more in Northumberland
£37,721
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£138,148
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£75,304 more in Northumberland
£213,452
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£645
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£46 more in Northumberland
£691
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.1%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.3 percentage points higher in County Durham
2.8%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+937
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
355 more in County Durham
+582
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,622
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£25 more in County Durham
£2,597
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
28.8
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
6.8 more in County Durham
22.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
26.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
5.9 percentage points higher in County Durham
20.7%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
117.6
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
37.5 more in County Durham
80.1
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
4.1 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.6 years more in Northumberland
5.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
23.1%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
1.1 percentage points higher in County Durham
22.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
7.84%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.96 percentage points higher in County Durham
6.88%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,683
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
65 more in Northumberland
11,748
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
2,814
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
359 more in Northumberland
3,173
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 539,146 in County Durham and 333,975 in Northumberland (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £33,436 in County Durham and £37,721 in Northumberland (2025); and average house price was £138,148 in County Durham and £213,452 in Northumberland (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 539,146 in County Durham and 333,975 in Northumberland (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £33,436 in County Durham and £37,721 in Northumberland (2025); and average house price was £138,148 in County Durham and £213,452 in Northumberland (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 | County Durham per 1,000 | offences | Northumberland per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 117.6 | 63,416 | 80.1 | 26,747 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 135 | 0.4 | 137 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 4.5 | 2,435 | 2.9 | 985 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14.2 | 7,667 | 7.4 | 2,488 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.2 | 1,196 | 1.5 | 510 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 3.9 | 2,093 | 3.5 | 1,167 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.4 | 2,904 | 3.7 | 1,246 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.9 | 475 | 0.6 | 201 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 7.3 | 3,920 | 5.9 | 1,986 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.6 | 324 | 0.5 | 152 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 11.8 | 6,371 | 7.1 | 2,373 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 183 | 0.3 | 105 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 3.9 | 2,078 | 2.4 | 804 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 40.0 | 21,559 | 25.7 | 8,586 | 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 (539,146 and 333,975 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.