Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Knowsley and North Yorkshire 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.
Knowsley
E08000011 · Merseyside Police
North Yorkshire
E06000065 · North Yorkshire Police
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in North Yorkshire
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
163,723
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
475,410 more in North Yorkshire
639,133
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£37,543
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£760 more in Knowsley
£36,783
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£189,116
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£81,453 more in North Yorkshire
£270,569
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£844
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
The same in both
£844
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
4.2%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
2.2 percentage points higher in Knowsley
2.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+261
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
609 more in North Yorkshire
+870
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,488
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£56 more in North Yorkshire
£2,544
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
36.2
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
20.4 more in Knowsley
15.8
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
34.2%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
19.3 percentage points higher in Knowsley
14.9%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
92.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
27.3 more in Knowsley
65.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
5.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
2.4 years more in North Yorkshire
7.4 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
27.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
0.5 percentage points higher in North Yorkshire
27.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.63%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.29 percentage points higher in North Yorkshire
6.92%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
9,610
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
2,248 more in North Yorkshire
11,858
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
2,850
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
777 more in North Yorkshire
3,626
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 163,723 in Knowsley and 639,133 in North Yorkshire (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,543 in Knowsley and £36,783 in North Yorkshire (2025); and average house price was £189,116 in Knowsley and £270,569 in North Yorkshire (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 163,723 in Knowsley and 639,133 in North Yorkshire (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,543 in Knowsley and £36,783 in North Yorkshire (2025); and average house price was £189,116 in Knowsley and £270,569 in North Yorkshire (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 | Knowsley per 1,000 | offences | North Yorkshire per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 92.3 | 15,114 | 65.0 | 41,525 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 | 66 | 0.4 | 238 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 1.8 | 294 | 2.2 | 1,381 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8.9 | 1,462 | 5.3 | 3,372 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 8.2 | 1,349 | 1.7 | 1,111 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.3 | 378 | 1.2 | 755 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.4 | 725 | 3.5 | 2,226 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.9 | 155 | 0.6 | 396 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 8.8 | 1,435 | 3.4 | 2,172 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.6 | 101 | 0.3 | 213 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 5.0 | 821 | 4.6 | 2,961 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 29 | 0.1 | 66 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.2 | 357 | 1.6 | 1,008 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 37.3 | 6,108 | 24.6 | 15,722 | 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 (163,723 and 639,133 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.