Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
North Yorkshire and Swale 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.
North Yorkshire
E06000065 · North Yorkshire Police
Swale
E07000113 · Kent 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
639,133
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
478,462 more in North Yorkshire
160,671
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£36,783
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,649 more in Swale
£38,432
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£270,569
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£27,825 more in Swale
£298,394
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£844
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£259 more in Swale
£1,103
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
1.5 percentage points higher in Swale
3.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+870
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
791 more in North Yorkshire
+79
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,544
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£139 more in North Yorkshire
£2,406
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
15.8
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
10.9 more in Swale
26.7
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
14.9%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
9.3 percentage points higher in Swale
24.2%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
65.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
33.6 more in Swale
98.6
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
7.4 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.4 years more in Swale
7.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
27.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
6.9 percentage points higher in Swale
34.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.92%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.66 percentage points higher in North Yorkshire
6.26%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,858
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,708 more in North Yorkshire
10,149
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,626
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
240 more in North Yorkshire
3,386
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 639,133 in North Yorkshire and 160,671 in Swale (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £36,783 in North Yorkshire and £38,432 in Swale (2025); and average house price was £270,569 in North Yorkshire and £298,394 in Swale (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 639,133 in North Yorkshire and 160,671 in Swale (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £36,783 in North Yorkshire and £38,432 in Swale (2025); and average house price was £270,569 in North Yorkshire and £298,394 in Swale (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 | North Yorkshire per 1,000 | offences | Swale per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 65.0 | 41,525 | 98.6 | 15,839 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 | 238 | 0.5 | 77 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.2 | 1,381 | 2.3 | 373 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.3 | 3,372 | 9.6 | 1,537 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.7 | 1,111 | 2.4 | 390 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.2 | 755 | 3.1 | 496 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 3.5 | 2,226 | 5.7 | 909 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.6 | 396 | 1.0 | 162 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 3.4 | 2,172 | 3.7 | 592 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 213 | 0.7 | 112 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.6 | 2,961 | 7.9 | 1,274 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.1 | 66 | 0.2 | 33 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 1.6 | 1,008 | 3.9 | 623 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 24.6 | 15,722 | 35.5 | 5,704 | 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 (639,133 and 160,671 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.