Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Newcastle upon Tyne 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.
Newcastle upon Tyne
E08000021 · 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
320,838
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
13,137 more in Northumberland
333,975
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£35,446
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£2,275 more in Northumberland
£37,721
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£208,589
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£4,863 more in Northumberland
£213,452
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,207
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£516 more in Newcastle upon Tyne
£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 Newcastle upon Tyne
2.8%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+3,551
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
2,969 more in Newcastle upon Tyne
+582
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,542
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£55 more in Northumberland
£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
6.9 more in Newcastle upon Tyne
22.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
27.8%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
7.1 percentage points higher in Newcastle upon Tyne
20.7%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
120.8
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
40.7 more in Newcastle upon Tyne
80.1
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
5.9 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.2 years more in Newcastle upon Tyne
5.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
40.9%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
18.9 percentage points higher in Newcastle upon Tyne
22.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
7.17%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.29 percentage points higher in Newcastle upon Tyne
6.88%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
12,278
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
530 more in Newcastle upon Tyne
11,748
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
2,918
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
256 more in Northumberland
3,173
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 320,838 in Newcastle upon Tyne and 333,975 in Northumberland (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,446 in Newcastle upon Tyne and £37,721 in Northumberland (2025); and average house price was £208,589 in Newcastle upon Tyne 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 320,838 in Newcastle upon Tyne and 333,975 in Northumberland (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,446 in Newcastle upon Tyne and £37,721 in Northumberland (2025); and average house price was £208,589 in Newcastle upon Tyne 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 | Newcastle upon Tyne per 1,000 | offences | Northumberland per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 120.8 | 38,770 | 80.1 | 26,747 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.1 | 360 | 0.4 | 137 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 4.6 | 1,464 | 2.9 | 985 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9.1 | 2,906 | 7.4 | 2,488 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 3.1 | 1,010 | 1.5 | 510 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 3.3 | 1,046 | 3.5 | 1,167 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 7.2 | 2,318 | 3.7 | 1,246 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.1 | 339 | 0.6 | 201 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 8.7 | 2,776 | 5.9 | 1,986 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 2.1 | 667 | 0.5 | 152 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 14.4 | 4,619 | 7.1 | 2,373 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 1.4 | 460 | 0.3 | 105 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5.9 | 1,902 | 2.4 | 804 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 34.6 | 11,105 | 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 (320,838 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.