Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Gateshead 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.
Gateshead
E08000037 · Northumbria Police
Northumberland
E06000057 · Northumbria 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
202,509
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
131,466 more in Northumberland
333,975
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£34,199
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£3,522 more in Northumberland
£37,721
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£158,254
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£55,198 more in Northumberland
£213,452
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£798
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£107 more in Gateshead
£691
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
4.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
1.2 percentage points higher in Gateshead
2.8%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+757
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
175 more in Gateshead
+582
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,716
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£119 more in Gateshead
£2,597
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
28.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
6.2 more in Gateshead
22.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
28.3%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
7.6 percentage points higher in Gateshead
20.7%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
98.4
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
18.3 more in Gateshead
80.1
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
4.6 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.1 years more in Northumberland
5.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
28.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
6.0 percentage points higher in Gateshead
22.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
7.94%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
1.06 percentage points higher in Gateshead
6.88%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,646
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
102 more in Northumberland
11,748
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
2,705
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
468 more in Northumberland
3,173
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 202,509 in Gateshead and 333,975 in Northumberland (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £34,199 in Gateshead and £37,721 in Northumberland (2025); and average house price was £158,254 in Gateshead 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 202,509 in Gateshead and 333,975 in Northumberland (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £34,199 in Gateshead and £37,721 in Northumberland (2025); and average house price was £158,254 in Gateshead 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 | Gateshead per 1,000 | offences | Northumberland per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 98.4 | 19,931 | 80.1 | 26,747 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 69 | 0.4 | 137 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 4.4 | 887 | 2.9 | 985 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9.0 | 1,818 | 7.4 | 2,488 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.9 | 386 | 1.5 | 510 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 3.7 | 753 | 3.5 | 1,167 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.8 | 1,174 | 3.7 | 1,246 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.7 | 132 | 0.6 | 201 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 6.7 | 1,353 | 5.9 | 1,986 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.4 | 276 | 0.5 | 152 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 11.1 | 2,257 | 7.1 | 2,373 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.6 | 131 | 0.3 | 105 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 4.8 | 977 | 2.4 | 804 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 28.8 | 5,837 | 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 (202,509 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.