Compare New Forest against Swale

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

Population comparison

Population for New Forest
179,649
Population for Swale
151,015
Difference
28,634
Percentage Difference
17.32%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in New Forest
73,320 (75.5%)
# People Employed in Swale
66,205 (71.1%)
Difference
73,320
Percentage Difference
10.2%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in New Forest
20,810 (21.4%)
# People Inactive in Swale
23,025 (24.7%)
Difference
20,810
Percentage Difference
-10.11%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in New Forest
2,970 (3.1%)
# People unemployed in Swale
3,860 (4.1%)
Difference
2,970
Percentage Difference
-26.06%

Comparing crimes by type for New Forest and Swale

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

Compare crime rate by type for New Forest and Swale for the year 2025
Crime Type Crimes in New Forest Crimes in Swale 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 Swale from 2020 to 2025

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

Compare Property prices over time for New Forest and Swale

Showing crimes from 2010 up until October 2024. 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.

Average property prices by year for New Forest and Swale

Key: New Forest / Swale

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £608,157.12 / £510,287.28 £405,724.02 / £326,771.45 £317,872.02 / £266,466.10 £219,264.18 / £166,402.78
2022 £597,973.91 / £495,854.58 £397,809.29 / £318,523.07 £312,913.25 / £261,730.08 £217,199.56 / £164,097.20
2021 £532,502.13 / £441,301.31 £354,030.80 / £283,549.57 £280,641.25 / £233,965.50 £202,304.03 / £151,974.96
2020 £485,221.80 / £406,313.46 £325,464.99 / £262,961.46 £258,100.80 / £216,426.21 £192,017.95 / £145,873.35
2019 £474,348.97 / £400,444.81 £318,199.42 / £259,646.77 £252,329.62 / £214,150.95 £192,100.09 / £148,377.35
2018 £482,307.02 / £399,745.53 £323,350.06 / £258,808.60 £257,227.51 / £214,051.11 £198,176.71 / £150,529.42
2017 £468,076.05 / £378,744.30 £312,788.14 / £245,072.91 £249,975.66 / £203,437.37 £196,638.35 / £145,887.95
2016 £437,649.14 / £346,318.59 £293,275.56 / £224,975.70 £235,257.03 / £187,347.18 £181,670.35 / £131,958.85
2015 £403,706.73 / £308,767.63 £271,049.02 / £200,883.40 £218,174.90 / £167,828.62 £168,258.43 / £117,904.38
2014 £375,676.52 / £285,943.85 £253,060.33 / £186,895.59 £204,880.06 / £156,997.02 £158,369.16 / £110,536.96
2013 £351,414.87 / £258,746.63 £236,113.07 / £169,094.55 £191,646.94 / £142,256.31 £149,454.09 / £100,622.97
2012 £344,184.10 / £251,287.23 £231,048.49 / £164,149.90 £187,635.31 / £138,073.05 £148,295.51 / £99,077.19
2011 £348,291.73 / £249,908.79 £232,356.86 / £162,204.86 £188,158.35 / £136,089.31 £151,619.22 / £99,342.05
2010 £340,556.76 / £252,221.92 £229,060.17 / £164,761.62 £186,512.21 / £138,793.19 £150,974.28 / £101,730.17

Compare Employment and Annual Salary information for New Forest and Swale
Number of Jobs (thousands)
60k vs 53k
Median Salary
£26,093 vs £28,711
Annual Percentage Change
9.4% vs 10.2%
Mean Salary
£31,535 vs £35,009

See how New Forest compares to other areas in South East

Compare Number of businesses by industry for New Forest and Swale
Industry New Forest Count Swale Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 335 195 +140 + 52.83%
Production 515 405 +110 + 23.91%
Construction 1,250 1,050 +200 + 17.39%
Motor Trades 275 190 +85 + 36.56%
Wholesale 265 165 +100 + 46.51%
Retail 570 355 +215 + 46.49%
Transport 310 355 -45 -13.53%
Accommodation Food 460 340 +120 + 30%
Information Comms 500 240 +260 + 70.27%
Finance Insurance 165 55 +110 + 100%
Property 395 165 +230 + 82.14%
Professional Scientific Technical 1,315 630 +685 + 70.44%
Business Admin 640 415 +225 + 42.65%
Public Admin Defence 25 25 0 0%
Education 160 85 +75 + 61.22%
Health 290 185 +105 + 44.21%
Arts Entertainment 510 295 +215 + 53.42%