Compare Brighton and Hove against New Forest

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

Population comparison

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

People in employment comparison

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

People inactive comparison

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

Unemployment comparison

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

Comparing crimes by type for Brighton and Hove and New Forest

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

Crime Statistics

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

Crime Type Crimes in Brighton and Hove Crimes in New Forest 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 Brighton and Hove and New Forest from 2020 to 2025

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

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

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

See how Brighton and Hove compares to other areas in South East

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