Official statistics · 12 of 13 measures compare directly
Denbighshire and Gateshead 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.
Denbighshire
W06000004 · North Wales Police
Gateshead
E08000037 · Northumbria Police
Getting better or worse
0
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
1 more in Denbighshire
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
98,247
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
104,262 more in Gateshead
202,509
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£32,691
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,508 more in Gateshead
£34,199
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£198,995
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£40,741 more in Denbighshire
£158,254
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£712
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£86 more in Gateshead
£798
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.5 percentage points higher in Gateshead
4.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+54
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
703 more in Gateshead
+757
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Recorded crime
111.6
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
13.2 more in Denbighshire
98.4
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
6.1 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.5 years more in Denbighshire
4.6 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
26.1%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
1.9 percentage points higher in Gateshead
28.0%
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 Denbighshire.
7.94%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,167
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,479 more in Gateshead
11,646
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,389
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
684 more in Denbighshire
2,705
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 98,247 in Denbighshire and 202,509 in Gateshead (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £32,691 in Denbighshire and £34,199 in Gateshead (2025); and average house price was £198,995 in Denbighshire and £158,254 in Gateshead (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 98,247 in Denbighshire and 202,509 in Gateshead (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £32,691 in Denbighshire and £34,199 in Gateshead (2025); and average house price was £198,995 in Denbighshire and £158,254 in Gateshead (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 | Denbighshire per 1,000 | offences | Gateshead per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 111.6 | 10,961 | 98.4 | 19,931 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.8 | 83 | 0.3 | 69 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.6 | 255 | 4.4 | 887 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8.5 | 836 | 9.0 | 1,818 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 3.1 | 309 | 1.9 | 386 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.0 | 201 | 3.7 | 753 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 6.0 | 588 | 5.8 | 1,174 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.1 | 107 | 0.7 | 132 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 7.9 | 779 | 6.7 | 1,353 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.2 | 21 | 1.4 | 276 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 8.6 | 843 | 11.1 | 2,257 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 22 | 0.6 | 131 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 1.6 | 156 | 4.8 | 977 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 48.2 | 4,732 | 28.8 | 5,837 | 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 (98,247 and 202,509 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.