Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Burnley 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.
Burnley
E07000117 · Lancashire Constabulary
Middlesbrough
E06000002 · Cleveland Police
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
The same in both
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
100,946
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
51,849 more in Middlesbrough
152,795
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£33,208
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,969 more in Middlesbrough
£35,177
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£134,515
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£3,258 more in Middlesbrough
£137,773
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£628
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£71 more in Middlesbrough
£699
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
5.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.4 percentage points higher in Burnley
5.2%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+781
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
553 more in Middlesbrough
+1,334
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,549
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£0 more in Burnley
£2,549
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
38.7
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.4 more in Middlesbrough
40.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
35.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.5 percentage points higher in Middlesbrough
37.5%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
139.2
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
50.7 more in Middlesbrough
189.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
4.1 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.2 years more in Burnley
3.9 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
22.7%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
1.1 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
7.68%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.43 percentage points higher in Burnley
7.25%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,084
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
6 more in Burnley
11,078
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
2,888
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
93 more in Burnley
2,794
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 100,946 in Burnley and 152,795 in Middlesbrough (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £33,208 in Burnley and £35,177 in Middlesbrough (2025); and average house price was £134,515 in Burnley 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 100,946 in Burnley and 152,795 in Middlesbrough (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £33,208 in Burnley and £35,177 in Middlesbrough (2025); and average house price was £134,515 in Burnley 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 | Burnley per 1,000 | offences | Middlesbrough per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 139.2 | 14,053 | 189.9 | 29,021 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.8 | 79 | 1.1 | 174 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 7.1 | 720 | 6.5 | 992 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10.8 | 1,089 | 20.5 | 3,125 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 3.3 | 332 | 7.2 | 1,105 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 3.6 | 359 | 5.8 | 891 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 6.6 | 663 | 7.9 | 1,211 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.4 | 137 | 1.9 | 284 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 7.9 | 795 | 14.4 | 2,195 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.3 | 131 | 3.9 | 599 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 12.2 | 1,235 | 18.3 | 2,792 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.6 | 62 | 0.8 | 127 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5.6 | 566 | 7.8 | 1,193 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 48.3 | 4,876 | 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 (100,946 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.