Redcar and Cleveland: local statistics
Redcar and Cleveland is a unitary authority in the North East, home to an estimated 139,541 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 Redcar and Cleveland, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
3,990 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Redcar and Cleveland in March 2026, 1% more than in 2016. There are 29 per 1,000 residents, the 9th highest of all 12 council areas in the North East.
Redcar and Cleveland had an estimated 139,541 residents in mid-2025, up 0.5% on a year earlier. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 3.1%; the North East grew by 5.8% over the same years. That is the 3rd slowest growth of all 12 council areas in the North East. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
In the year to March 2026, 15,167 offences were recorded by police in Redcar and Cleveland: 108.7 per 1,000 people, the 3rd highest rate in the North East. A year earlier it was 104.9. The highest rate in the series was 129.2, in the year to March 2023. Fraud is not included.
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in Redcar and Cleveland was £703.40 in April 2025, or £35,111 over a year. That is 1.6% above the figure for the North East and 4th of 12 in the North East, counting from the highest. The workplace figure, £705.20, is within £5 of it. In 2015 the residents' median was £506.20, so it has risen 39% before inflation.
The average house price in Redcar and Cleveland was £151,341 in July 2026, a rise of 4.2% in twelve months. That is the 8th highest of all 12 council areas in the North East; the average for the North East was £166,943. Prices are 36% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Redcar and Cleveland (£35,111) gives a ratio of 4.3. That ratio is the 9th highest ratio of all 12 council areas in the North East.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Redcar and Cleveland had a life expectancy at birth of 81.5 years; for men it was 77.0, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by -0.4 years for women and -1.4 for men. It is the 5th highest for women of all 12 council areas in the North East.
3.8% of Redcar and Cleveland residents aged 16 to 64 (3,120 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026; the rate for the North East was 3.7%. That compares with 3.6% a year before. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 3.5% (December 2025) and 5.8% (August 2021).
A Band D home in Redcar and Cleveland pays an average of £2,544.48 in council tax in 2026-27, 4.9% more than in 2025-26. It is mid-table in the North East, 7th of 12. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,700.46, so it has risen 50%.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 72.7% of Redcar and Cleveland residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 4.0 points either way; the figure for the North East was 71.8%. Its lowest reading in the series was 65.8% and its highest 73.3%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 135,370 |
| 2016 | 135,344 |
| 2017 | 135,584 |
| 2018 | 136,276 |
| 2019 | 136,699 |
| 2020 | 136,571 |
| 2021 | 136,605 |
| 2022 | 137,087 |
| 2023 | 137,810 |
| 2024 | 138,788 |
| 2025 | 139,541 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £111,154 |
| July 2017 | £109,914 |
| July 2018 | £112,706 |
| July 2019 | £112,357 |
| July 2020 | £109,785 |
| July 2021 | £128,654 |
| July 2022 | £143,493 |
| July 2023 | £144,819 |
| July 2024 | £146,304 |
| July 2025 | £145,275 |
| July 2026 | £151,341 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £506.20 a week |
| 2016 | £462.50 a week |
| 2017 | £486.00 a week |
| 2018 | £478.00 a week |
| 2019 | £501.10 a week |
| 2020 | £502.00 a week |
| 2021 | £503.20 a week |
| 2022 | £572.40 a week |
| 2023 | £564.00 a week |
| 2024 | £636.90 a week |
| 2025 | £703.40 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,700.46 |
| 2017-18 | £1,761.43 |
| 2018-19 | £1,833.69 |
| 2019-20 | £1,920.29 |
| 2020-21 | £1,994.55 |
| 2021-22 | £2,066.71 |
| 2022-23 | £2,112.26 |
| 2023-24 | £2,201.48 |
| 2024-25 | £2,309.04 |
| 2025-26 | £2,424.47 |
| 2026-27 | £2,544.48 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 78.9 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 77.3 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 81.9 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 93.0 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 99.1 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 92.3 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 107.0 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 129.2 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 113.3 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 104.9 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 108.7 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 67.2% |
| 2016/17 | 67.5% |
| 2017/18 | 70.0% |
| 2018/19 | 68.9% |
| 2019/20 | 65.8% |
| 2020/21 | 69.6% |
| 2021/22 | 66.9% |
| 2022/23 | 69.5% |
| 2023/24 | 72.9% |
| 2024/25 | 73.3% |
| 2025/26 | 72.7% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 81.9 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 81.7 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 81.6 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 81.5 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 81.7 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 81.7 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 81.5 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 81.1 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 81.0 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 81.1 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 81.5 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 3,940 |
| 2017 | 4,045 |
| 2018 | 4,005 |
| 2019 | 3,975 |
| 2020 | 3,970 |
| 2021 | 3,915 |
| 2022 | 3,980 |
| 2023 | 3,935 |
| 2024 | 3,905 |
| 2025 | 3,895 |
| 2026 | 3,990 |
Questions about Redcar and Cleveland
What is the population of Redcar and Cleveland?
139,541 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is the crime rate in Redcar and Cleveland?
108.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
What is the average salary in Redcar and Cleveland?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Redcar and Cleveland was £703.40 a week in April 2025 (£35,111 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is the average house price in Redcar and Cleveland?
£151,341 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+4.2% on a year).
What is life expectancy in Redcar and Cleveland?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 77.0 years for men and 81.5 for women.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Redcar and Cleveland?
The ONS claimant count was 3,120 in August 2026, 3.8% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
How much is Band D council tax in Redcar and Cleveland?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,544.48 for 2026-27.
Who has power over Redcar and Cleveland
Every body that makes decisions for Redcar and Cleveland, 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
- Redcar and Cleveland council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Redcar and Cleveland in official figures this page
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
- Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland: Luke Myer (Labour) MP
- Redcar: Anna Turley (Labour (Co-op)) 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 North East
- UK figures: UK population · Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · UK average weekly earnings growth
- Other council areas in the North East: Darlington · Gateshead · Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · South Tyneside · Stockton-on-Tees
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