Official statistics · 21 of 21 measures compare directly
Hyndburn and Middlesbrough 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.
Hyndburn
E07000120 · Lancashire Constabulary
Middlesbrough
E06000002 · Cleveland Police
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Hyndburn
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
86,908
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
65,887 more in Middlesbrough
152,795
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£34,987
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£190 more in Middlesbrough
£35,177
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£138,818
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£1,045 more in Hyndburn
£137,773
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£645
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£54 more in Middlesbrough
£699
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
5.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.3 percentage points higher in Hyndburn
5.2%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+590
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
744 more in Middlesbrough
+1,334
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,466
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£83 more in Middlesbrough
£2,549
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Outstanding borrowing
£10m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£274m more in Middlesbrough
£284m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
Supported asylum seekers
426
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
245 more in Middlesbrough
671
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
Borrowing per resident
£110
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£1,746 more in Middlesbrough
£1,856
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
IMD average score
35.4
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
4.6 more in Middlesbrough
40.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income deprivation
0.33
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
0.05 more in Middlesbrough
0.38
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
Income-deprived residents
32.8%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
4.7 percentage points higher in Middlesbrough
37.5%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Women's pay as a share of men's
83.3%
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
5.8 percentage points higher in Middlesbrough
89.1%
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
Recorded crime
126.6
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
63.3 more in Middlesbrough
189.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
4.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.1 years more in Hyndburn
3.9 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
22.1%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
1.7 percentage points higher in Middlesbrough
23.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
7.05%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.20 percentage points higher in Middlesbrough
7.25%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,182
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
104 more in Hyndburn
11,078
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
2,840
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
45 more in Hyndburn
2,794
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 86,908 in Hyndburn and 152,795 in Middlesbrough (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £34,987 in Hyndburn and £35,177 in Middlesbrough (2025); and average house price was £138,818 in Hyndburn and £137,773 in Middlesbrough (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 86,908 in Hyndburn and 152,795 in Middlesbrough (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £34,987 in Hyndburn and £35,177 in Middlesbrough (2025); and average house price was £138,818 in Hyndburn and £137,773 in Middlesbrough (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 | Hyndburn per 1,000 | offences | Middlesbrough per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 126.6 | 10,999 | 189.9 | 29,021 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 29 | 1.1 | 174 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 4.5 | 390 | 6.5 | 992 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8.9 | 772 | 20.5 | 3,125 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.5 | 218 | 7.2 | 1,105 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.8 | 239 | 5.8 | 891 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 6.0 | 523 | 7.9 | 1,211 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.3 | 116 | 1.9 | 284 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 6.7 | 581 | 14.4 | 2,195 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.7 | 60 | 3.9 | 599 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 6.4 | 560 | 18.3 | 2,792 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.6 | 52 | 0.8 | 127 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 7.8 | 681 | 7.8 | 1,193 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 48.2 | 4,188 | 61.3 | 9,370 | 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 (86,908 and 152,795 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.