Official statistics · 12 of 13 measures compare directly
Blaenau Gwent 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.
Blaenau Gwent
W06000019 · Gwent Police
North Yorkshire
E06000065 · North Yorkshire Police
Getting better or worse
−2
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
1 more in North Yorkshire
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
67,593
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
571,540 more in North Yorkshire
639,133
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£34,797
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,986 more in North Yorkshire
£36,783
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£144,603
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£125,966 more in North Yorkshire
£270,569
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£679
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£165 more in North Yorkshire
£844
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.8%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
1.8 percentage points higher in Blaenau Gwent
2.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−10
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
880 more in North Yorkshire
+870
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Recorded crime
144.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
79.7 more in Blaenau Gwent
65.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
4.2 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
3.2 years more in North Yorkshire
7.4 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
23.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
4.1 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
No published figure
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
No published figure for Blaenau Gwent.
6.92%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,547
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
311 more in North Yorkshire
11,858
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
2,714
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
913 more in North Yorkshire
3,626
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 67,593 in Blaenau Gwent and 639,133 in North Yorkshire (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £34,797 in Blaenau Gwent and £36,783 in North Yorkshire (2025); and average house price was £144,603 in Blaenau Gwent 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 67,593 in Blaenau Gwent and 639,133 in North Yorkshire (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £34,797 in Blaenau Gwent and £36,783 in North Yorkshire (2025); and average house price was £144,603 in Blaenau Gwent 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 | Blaenau Gwent per 1,000 | offences | North Yorkshire per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 144.7 | 9,784 | 65.0 | 41,525 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 | 16 | 0.4 | 238 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 5.2 | 351 | 2.2 | 1,381 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16.6 | 1,122 | 5.3 | 3,372 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.3 | 157 | 1.7 | 1,111 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 3.7 | 252 | 1.2 | 755 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 7.1 | 479 | 3.5 | 2,226 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.3 | 85 | 0.6 | 396 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 15.3 | 1,032 | 3.4 | 2,172 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.6 | 43 | 0.3 | 213 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.6 | 309 | 4.6 | 2,961 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.1 | 10 | 0.1 | 66 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 7.6 | 513 | 1.6 | 1,008 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 51.2 | 3,462 | 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 (67,593 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.