Compare New Forest against Hastings

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

Population comparison

Population for New Forest
179,649
Population for Hastings
92,554
Difference
87,095
Percentage Difference
63.99%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in New Forest
73,320 (75.5%)
# People Employed in Hastings
38,865 (69.1%)
Difference
73,320
Percentage Difference
61.43%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in New Forest
20,810 (21.4%)
# People Inactive in Hastings
14,620 (26.0%)
Difference
20,810
Percentage Difference
34.94%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in New Forest
2,970 (3.1%)
# People unemployed in Hastings
2,800 (5.0%)
Difference
2,970
Percentage Difference
5.89%

Comparing crimes by type for New Forest and Hastings

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 Hastings compare when it comes to number of crimes by type.

Crime Type Crimes in New Forest Crimes in Hastings 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 Hastings from 2020 to 2025

Use the list to compare crimes in New Forest and Hastings.

Compare Property prices over time for New Forest and Hastings

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 / £569,449.60 £405,724.02 / £392,061.31 £317,872.02 / £301,575.44 £219,264.18 / £178,952.00
2022 £597,973.91 / £541,016.14 £397,809.29 / £372,363.20 £312,913.25 / £287,407.16 £217,199.56 / £171,549.66
2021 £532,502.13 / £479,987.38 £354,030.80 / £329,521.19 £280,641.25 / £255,085.43 £202,304.03 / £157,957.14
2020 £485,221.80 / £411,998.11 £325,464.99 / £284,705.52 £258,100.80 / £219,300.86 £192,017.95 / £139,492.27
2019 £474,348.97 / £400,280.92 £318,199.42 / £275,430.20 £252,329.62 / £212,993.24 £192,100.09 / £139,267.96
2018 £482,307.02 / £388,940.43 £323,350.06 / £267,379.03 £257,227.51 / £207,235.47 £198,176.71 / £137,627.49
2017 £468,076.05 / £370,772.47 £312,788.14 / £254,086.15 £249,975.66 / £197,681.92 £196,638.35 / £134,184.84
2016 £437,649.14 / £343,911.28 £293,275.56 / £235,697.23 £235,257.03 / £184,794.69 £181,670.35 / £123,148.01
2015 £403,706.73 / £299,657.08 £271,049.02 / £205,862.38 £218,174.90 / £162,079.20 £168,258.43 / £107,788.44
2014 £375,676.52 / £275,774.69 £253,060.33 / £190,655.26 £204,880.06 / £151,053.80 £158,369.16 / £100,784.44
2013 £351,414.87 / £250,122.15 £236,113.07 / £172,364.77 £191,646.94 / £136,735.33 £149,454.09 / £91,493.77
2012 £344,184.10 / £248,752.39 £231,048.49 / £171,520.78 £187,635.31 / £136,348.33 £148,295.51 / £92,917.27
2011 £348,291.73 / £243,650.51 £232,356.86 / £166,631.56 £188,158.35 / £132,081.84 £151,619.22 / £91,572.50
2010 £340,556.76 / £245,573.12 £229,060.17 / £169,144.11 £186,512.21 / £135,175.23 £150,974.28 / £94,917.55
Number of Jobs (thousands)
60k vs 33k
Median Salary
£26,093 vs £24,596
Annual Percentage Change
9.4% vs 7.0%
Mean Salary
£31,535 vs £27,686

See how New Forest compares to other areas in South East

Industry New Forest Count Hastings Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 335 20 +315 + 177.46%
Production 515 180 +335 + 96.4%
Construction 1,250 495 +755 + 86.53%
Motor Trades 275 70 +205 + 118.84%
Wholesale 265 95 +170 + 94.44%
Retail 570 255 +315 + 76.36%
Transport 310 65 +245 + 130.67%
Accommodation Food 460 290 +170 + 45.33%
Information Comms 500 185 +315 + 91.97%
Finance Insurance 165 40 +125 + 121.95%
Property 395 100 +295 + 119.19%
Professional Scientific Technical 1,315 410 +905 + 104.93%
Business Admin 640 225 +415 + 95.95%
Public Admin Defence 25 5 +20 + 133.33%
Education 160 55 +105 + 97.67%
Health 290 135 +155 + 72.94%
Arts Entertainment 510 245 +265 + 70.2%