Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Middlesbrough and Stockton-on-Tees 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.
Middlesbrough
E06000002 · Cleveland Police
Stockton-on-Tees
E06000004 · 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
152,795
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
54,363 more in Stockton-on-Tees
207,158
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£35,177
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£2,381 more in Stockton-on-Tees
£37,558
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£137,773
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£33,150 more in Stockton-on-Tees
£170,923
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£699
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£36 more in Stockton-on-Tees
£735
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
5.2%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
1.3 percentage points higher in Middlesbrough
3.9%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+1,334
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
311 more in Middlesbrough
+1,023
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
£41 more in Stockton-on-Tees
£2,590
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
40.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
14.2 more in Middlesbrough
25.8
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
37.5%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
11.9 percentage points higher in Middlesbrough
25.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
189.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
50.9 more in Middlesbrough
139.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
3.9 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.7 years more in Stockton-on-Tees
4.6 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
23.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
0.3 percentage points higher in Middlesbrough
23.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
7.25%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.35 percentage points higher in Middlesbrough
6.90%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,078
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
209 more in Stockton-on-Tees
11,287
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
2,794
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
104 more in Stockton-on-Tees
2,899
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 152,795 in Middlesbrough and 207,158 in Stockton-on-Tees (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,177 in Middlesbrough and £37,558 in Stockton-on-Tees (2025); and average house price was £137,773 in Middlesbrough and £170,923 in Stockton-on-Tees (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 152,795 in Middlesbrough and 207,158 in Stockton-on-Tees (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,177 in Middlesbrough and £37,558 in Stockton-on-Tees (2025); and average house price was £137,773 in Middlesbrough and £170,923 in Stockton-on-Tees (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 | Middlesbrough per 1,000 | offences | Stockton-on-Tees per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 189.9 | 29,021 | 139.0 | 28,805 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.1 | 174 | 0.6 | 134 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 6.5 | 992 | 5.5 | 1,134 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 20.5 | 3,125 | 11.6 | 2,400 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 7.2 | 1,105 | 4.0 | 832 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 5.8 | 891 | 4.0 | 819 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 7.9 | 1,211 | 6.8 | 1,409 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.9 | 284 | 1.2 | 245 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 14.4 | 2,195 | 8.5 | 1,756 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 3.9 | 599 | 2.1 | 444 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 18.3 | 2,792 | 20.3 | 4,206 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.8 | 127 | 0.4 | 93 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 7.8 | 1,193 | 5.9 | 1,224 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 61.3 | 9,370 | 47.0 | 9,728 | 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 (152,795 and 207,158 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.