Compare Reading against Chichester

See how crimes rates, house prices and annual salaries compare between Reading and Chichester.

Population comparison

Population for Reading
160,337
Population for Chichester
121,508
Difference
38,829
Percentage Difference
27.55%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in Reading
86,455 (71.8%)
# People Employed in Chichester
52,290 (73.6%)
Difference
86,455
Percentage Difference
49.25%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in Reading
28,180 (23.4%)
# People Inactive in Chichester
16,155 (22.7%)
Difference
28,180
Percentage Difference
54.25%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in Reading
5,745 (4.8%)
# People unemployed in Chichester
2,635 (3.7%)
Difference
5,745
Percentage Difference
74.22%

Comparing crimes by type for Reading and Chichester

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

Crime Statistics

See how Reading and Chichester compare when it comes to number of crimes by type.

Crime Type Crimes in Reading Crimes in Chichester 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 Reading and Chichester from 2020 to 2025

Use the list to compare crimes in Reading and Chichester.

Compare Property prices over time for Reading and Chichester

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 £699,173.36 / £745,656.99 £430,372.32 / £446,202.30 £337,039.99 / £382,204.06 £226,554.49 / £226,893.06
2022 £677,083.80 / £745,763.60 £416,497.78 / £444,759.37 £327,308.23 / £385,170.26 £218,996.86 / £229,783.42
2021 £623,988.67 / £657,942.57 £383,560.54 / £393,804.37 £303,222.83 / £343,434.64 £210,755.89 / £212,268.71
2020 £591,635.99 / £622,472.43 £367,191.75 / £376,441.85 £290,619.03 / £328,451.48 £208,581.76 / £209,978.88
2019 £593,005.43 / £590,657.68 £368,680.12 / £356,631.48 £291,924.85 / £311,239.81 £215,034.19 / £204,287.85
2018 £609,623.44 / £602,412.53 £377,930.18 / £363,091.42 £300,030.42 / £317,365.23 £224,782.81 / £211,192.12
2017 £615,875.41 / £582,058.13 £380,351.50 / £349,512.05 £303,431.39 / £306,476.10 £231,001.76 / £208,573.88
2016 £599,965.08 / £552,203.55 £370,815.83 / £332,689.29 £295,988.79 / £292,751.13 £221,958.07 / £195,657.82
2015 £521,930.32 / £520,006.43 £322,166.67 / £312,826.21 £258,389.58 / £276,527.49 £192,778.19 / £184,308.00
2014 £461,664.42 / £479,484.89 £285,538.88 / £289,285.72 £229,988.13 / £256,862.29 £171,771.51 / £171,554.31
2013 £416,716.70 / £449,249.08 £256,037.40 / £269,552.58 £206,524.74 / £240,204.79 £155,028.74 / £161,289.87
2012 £398,479.11 / £438,508.54 £245,221.16 / £263,306.69 £197,899.57 / £233,990.61 £150,028.53 / £158,989.35
2011 £389,533.82 / £439,237.41 £237,348.20 / £261,863.32 £191,033.34 / £232,343.21 £147,005.22 / £160,825.75
2010 £384,771.11 / £428,040.94 £236,795.67 / £257,461.41 £191,658.53 / £228,776.79 £147,972.15 / £159,136.73
Number of Jobs (thousands)
65k vs 0k
Median Salary
£30,925 vs £27,543
Annual Percentage Change
-0.8% vs 12.8%
Mean Salary
£36,019 vs £33,524

See how Reading compares to other areas in South East

Industry Reading Count Chichester Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 10 480 -470 -191.84%
Production 240 390 -150 -47.62%
Construction 660 930 -270 -33.96%
Motor Trades 180 205 -25 -12.99%
Wholesale 225 240 -15 -6.45%
Retail 485 470 +15 + 3.14%
Transport 365 150 +215 + 83.5%
Accommodation Food 340 365 -25 -7.09%
Information Comms 1,220 400 +820 + 101.23%
Finance Insurance 145 115 +30 + 23.08%
Property 220 315 -95 -35.51%
Professional Scientific Technical 1,095 1,275 -180 -15.19%
Business Admin 640 600 +40 + 6.45%
Public Admin Defence 5 30 -25 -142.86%
Education 120 120 0 0%
Health 300 210 +90 + 35.29%
Arts Entertainment 490 485 +5 + 1.03%