North Yorkshire: local statistics
North Yorkshire is a unitary authority in the Yorkshire and the Humber, home to an estimated 639,133 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over North Yorkshire, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
Police recorded 30,090 crimes in North Yorkshire in the year to March 2026, 47.1 for every 1,000 residents, the lowest rate in the Yorkshire and the Humber. That compares with 47.9 per 1,000 the year before. In the year to March 2016 it was 43.9 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in North Yorkshire is £2,544.34, up £126.08 on 2025-26. It is the highest in the Yorkshire and the Humber.
A girl born in North Yorkshire in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 84.1 years and a boy 80.4 years, on the ONS's period measure (England: 83.3 and 79.5). For women that is 0.2 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.1 more. It is the highest for women in the Yorkshire and the Humber.
The average house price in North Yorkshire was £270,463 in July 2026, up 2.5% on July 2025. That is the 2nd highest in the Yorkshire and the Humber (regional average £209,116). This July figure is the highest in the series, 32% up on July 2016. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in North Yorkshire (£36,783) gives a ratio of 7.4. That ratio is the 2nd highest ratio in the Yorkshire and the Humber.
37,395 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in North Yorkshire in March 2026, 2% more than in 2016. There are 59 per 1,000 residents, the highest of all 15 council areas in the Yorkshire and the Humber.
2.0% of North Yorkshire residents aged 16 to 64 (7,460 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026 (the Yorkshire and the Humber: 4.1%). A year earlier the rate was 1.9%. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 1.8% (September 2023) and 2.8% (August 2021).
An estimated 78.0% of people aged 16 to 64 living in North Yorkshire were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 2.8 points), against 73.3% across the Yorkshire and the Humber. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 76.2% to 80.7%.
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in North Yorkshire was £730.50 in April 2025, or £36,783 over a year. It is 5th of 15 in the Yorkshire and the Humber, counting from the highest, and 2.7% more than across the Yorkshire and the Humber. Measured by where people work rather than where they live, the median is £700.70, £29.80 lower. In 2015 the residents' median was £488.70, so it has risen 49% before inflation.
639,133 people lived in North Yorkshire in mid-2025, according to the ONS, up 0.9% on mid-2024. That is 35,422 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 5.9% (the Yorkshire and the Humber: +5.5%), mid-table in the Yorkshire and the Humber, 7th of 15. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 603,711 |
| 2016 | 605,770 |
| 2017 | 607,291 |
| 2018 | 607,735 |
| 2019 | 610,660 |
| 2020 | 610,899 |
| 2021 | 618,627 |
| 2022 | 623,520 |
| 2023 | 628,076 |
| 2024 | 633,692 |
| 2025 | 639,133 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £204,423 |
| July 2017 | £208,053 |
| July 2018 | £215,405 |
| July 2019 | £216,072 |
| July 2020 | £221,210 |
| July 2021 | £239,933 |
| July 2022 | £266,448 |
| July 2023 | £262,013 |
| July 2024 | £263,283 |
| July 2025 | £263,804 |
| July 2026 | £270,463 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £488.70 a week |
| 2016 | £492.20 a week |
| 2017 | £513.10 a week |
| 2018 | £529.70 a week |
| 2019 | £568.20 a week |
| 2020 | £548.40 a week |
| 2021 | £582.40 a week |
| 2022 | £594.10 a week |
| 2023 | £642.00 a week |
| 2024 | £674.60 a week |
| 2025 | £730.50 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2023-24 | £2,177.76 |
| 2024-25 | £2,282.95 |
| 2025-26 | £2,418.26 |
| 2026-27 | £2,544.34 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 43.9 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 43.0 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 44.5 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 52.7 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 53.9 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 46.2 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 53.1 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 55.3 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 51.9 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 47.9 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 47.1 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 80.6% |
| 2016/17 | 80.7% |
| 2017/18 | 77.8% |
| 2018/19 | 78.9% |
| 2019/20 | 79.4% |
| 2020/21 | 76.2% |
| 2021/22 | 78.6% |
| 2022/23 | 80.1% |
| 2023/24 | 78.3% |
| 2024/25 | 78.9% |
| 2025/26 | 78.0% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.9 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 84.1 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.2 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 84.1 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 84.0 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 84.2 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 84.1 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 84.2 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 84.0 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 84.0 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 84.1 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 36,650 |
| 2017 | 37,120 |
| 2018 | 37,400 |
| 2019 | 37,660 |
| 2020 | 37,625 |
| 2021 | 37,320 |
| 2022 | 37,695 |
| 2023 | 37,620 |
| 2024 | 37,525 |
| 2025 | 37,185 |
| 2026 | 37,395 |
Questions about North Yorkshire
What is the crime rate in North Yorkshire?
Home Office figures show 30,090 offences in the year to March 2026, or 47.1 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
How much is Band D council tax in North Yorkshire?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,544.34 for 2026-27.
What is life expectancy in North Yorkshire?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 80.4 years for men and 84.1 for women.
What is the average house price in North Yorkshire?
£270,463 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+2.5% on a year).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in North Yorkshire?
The ONS claimant count was 7,460 in August 2026, 2.0% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is the average salary in North Yorkshire?
Median pay for full-time employees living in North Yorkshire was £730.50 a week in April 2025 (£36,783 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is the population of North Yorkshire?
639,133 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
Who has power over North Yorkshire
Every body that makes decisions for North Yorkshire, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- North Yorkshire council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- North Yorkshire in official figures this page
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority combined authority
- North Yorkshire Police police force
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board NHS
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- Yorkshire and the Humber in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Harrogate and Knaresborough: Tom Gordon (Liberal Democrat) MP
- Richmond and Northallerton: Rishi Sunak (Conservative) MP
- Scarborough and Whitby: Alison Hume (Labour) MP
- Selby: Keir Mather (Labour) MP
- Skipton and Ripon: Sir Julian Smith (Conservative) MP
- Thirsk and Malton: Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative) MP
- Wetherby and Easingwold: Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the Yorkshire and the Humber
- UK figures: Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · Life expectancy at birth (UK) · UK average house price
- Other council areas in the Yorkshire and the Humber: Bradford · East Riding of Yorkshire · Kirklees · Leeds · Sheffield · Wakefield
Related questions
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