Compare New Forest against Brighton and Hove

See how crimes rates, house prices and annual salaries compare between New Forest and Brighton and Hove.

Population comparison

Population for New Forest
179,649
Population for Brighton and Hove
291,738
Difference
-112,089
Percentage Difference
-47.56%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in New Forest
73,320 (75.5%)
# People Employed in Brighton and Hove
134,235 (68.4%)
Difference
73,320
Percentage Difference
-58.7%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in New Forest
20,810 (21.4%)
# People Inactive in Brighton and Hove
51,455 (26.2%)
Difference
20,810
Percentage Difference
-84.81%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in New Forest
2,970 (3.1%)
# People unemployed in Brighton and Hove
10,705 (5.4%)
Difference
2,970
Percentage Difference
-113.13%

Comparing crimes by type for New Forest and Brighton and Hove

Showing crimes from this year (2025). Hover or tap on the bars to see estimate numbers for each crime type.

Crime Statistics

See how New Forest and Brighton and Hove compare when it comes to number of crimes by type.

Crime Type Crimes in New Forest Crimes in Brighton and Hove Difference % Difference
Anti-social behaviour 0 0 0 N/A
Bicycle theft 0 0 0 N/A
Burglary 0 0 0 N/A
Criminal damage and arson 0 0 0 N/A
Drugs 0 0 0 N/A
Other crime 0 0 0 N/A
Other theft 0 0 0 N/A
Possession of weapons 0 0 0 N/A
Public order 0 0 0 N/A
Robbery 0 0 0 N/A
Shoplifting 0 0 0 N/A
Theft from the person 0 0 0 N/A
Vehicle crime 0 0 0 N/A
Violence and sexual offences 0 0 0 N/A

Compare crime rate by type for New Forest and Brighton and Hove from 2020 to 2025

Use the list to compare crimes in New Forest and Brighton and Hove.

Compare Property prices over time for New Forest and Brighton and Hove

Showing crimes from 2010 up until January 2025. You can filter the property types by clicking on the type / area chart legend to hide it.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year.

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £608,157.12 / £879,061.35 £405,724.02 / £566,577.89 £317,872.02 / £501,252.91 £219,264.18 / £340,289.69
2022 £597,973.91 / £850,611.19 £397,809.29 / £547,749.99 £312,913.25 / £485,727.55 £217,199.56 / £332,172.68
2021 £532,502.13 / £753,925.91 £354,030.80 / £485,756.47 £280,641.25 / £434,624.87 £202,304.03 / £310,296.00
2020 £485,221.80 / £687,656.02 £325,464.99 / £446,838.60 £258,100.80 / £401,806.06 £192,017.95 / £297,088.24
2019 £474,348.97 / £665,976.88 £318,199.42 / £433,050.73 £252,329.62 / £389,246.66 £192,100.09 / £295,428.42
2018 £482,307.02 / £658,035.34 £323,350.06 / £426,857.83 £257,227.51 / £384,673.58 £198,176.71 / £296,286.27
2017 £468,076.05 / £641,322.02 £312,788.14 / £413,763.19 £249,975.66 / £375,519.01 £196,638.35 / £295,615.46
2016 £437,649.14 / £614,531.36 £293,275.56 / £397,478.41 £235,257.03 / £361,387.23 £181,670.35 / £279,093.13
2015 £403,706.73 / £563,797.04 £271,049.02 / £364,173.52 £218,174.90 / £332,902.33 £168,258.43 / £256,204.65
2014 £375,676.52 / £510,267.30 £253,060.33 / £330,017.58 £204,880.06 / £303,434.74 £158,369.16 / £234,133.81
2013 £351,414.87 / £464,875.52 £236,113.07 / £300,087.16 £191,646.94 / £277,759.84 £149,454.09 / £216,321.30
2012 £344,184.10 / £446,138.42 £231,048.49 / £288,199.32 £187,635.31 / £265,708.65 £148,295.51 / £208,925.08
2011 £348,291.73 / £434,496.32 £232,356.86 / £277,897.60 £188,158.35 / £254,455.31 £151,619.22 / £203,889.24
2010 £340,556.76 / £428,770.59 £229,060.17 / £276,389.66 £186,512.21 / £253,717.52 £150,974.28 / £204,410.32
Number of Jobs (thousands)
60k vs 94k
Median Salary
£26,093 vs £27,360
Annual Percentage Change
9.4% vs 4.1%
Mean Salary
£31,535 vs £32,661

See how New Forest compares to other areas in South East

Industry New Forest Count Brighton and Hove Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 335 55 +280 + 143.59%
Production 515 470 +45 + 9.14%
Construction 1,250 1,545 -295 -21.11%
Motor Trades 275 175 +100 + 44.44%
Wholesale 265 410 -145 -42.96%
Retail 570 2,410 -1,840 -123.49%
Transport 310 245 +65 + 23.42%
Accommodation Food 460 1,220 -760 -90.48%
Information Comms 500 1,735 -1,235 -110.51%
Finance Insurance 165 205 -40 -21.62%
Property 395 580 -185 -37.95%
Professional Scientific Technical 1,315 2,660 -1,345 -67.67%
Business Admin 640 1,150 -510 -56.98%
Public Admin Defence 25 5 +20 + 133.33%
Education 160 315 -155 -65.26%
Health 290 550 -260 -61.9%
Arts Entertainment 510 1,265 -755 -85.07%