Official statistics · 12 of 16 measures compare directly
Northumberland and Powys 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.
Northumberland
E06000057 · Northumbria Police
Powys
W06000023 · Dyfed-Powys Police
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
1 more in Northumberland
−2
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
333,975
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
199,132 more in Northumberland
134,843
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£37,721
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,812 more in Northumberland
£35,909
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£213,452
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£17,552 more in Powys
£231,004
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£691
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£69 more in Northumberland
£622
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.8%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.2 percentage points higher in Northumberland
2.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+582
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
715 more in Northumberland
−133
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,597
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Not published for Powys.
Not published for this area
IMD average score
22.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Not published for Powys.
Not published for this area
Income-deprived residents
20.7%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Not published for Powys.
Not published for this area
Recorded crime
80.1
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
3.2 more in Northumberland
76.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
5.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.7 years more in Powys
6.4 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
22.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
1.2 percentage points higher in Northumberland
20.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.88%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
No published figure for Powys.
No published figure
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,748
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,405 more in Northumberland
10,343
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,173
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
622 more in Powys
3,796
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 333,975 in Northumberland and 134,843 in Powys (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,721 in Northumberland and £35,909 in Powys (2025); and average house price was £213,452 in Northumberland and £231,004 in Powys (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 333,975 in Northumberland and 134,843 in Powys (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,721 in Northumberland and £35,909 in Powys (2025); and average house price was £213,452 in Northumberland and £231,004 in Powys (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 | Northumberland per 1,000 | offences | Powys per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 80.1 | 26,747 | 76.9 | 10,369 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 | 137 | 0.2 | 21 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.9 | 985 | 2.5 | 343 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7.4 | 2,488 | 6.9 | 932 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.5 | 510 | 3.0 | 398 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 3.5 | 1,167 | 1.7 | 234 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 3.7 | 1,246 | 4.3 | 583 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.6 | 201 | 0.8 | 114 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 5.9 | 1,986 | 5.8 | 787 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.5 | 152 | 0.2 | 24 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 7.1 | 2,373 | 2.2 | 302 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 105 | 0.2 | 28 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.4 | 804 | 1.6 | 210 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 25.7 | 8,586 | 33.7 | 4,541 | 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 (333,975 and 134,843 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.