Compare Reading against Crawley

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

Population comparison

Population for Reading
160,337
Population for Crawley
112,474
Difference
47,863
Percentage Difference
35.09%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in Reading
86,455 (71.8%)
# People Employed in Crawley
57,075 (73.3%)
Difference
86,455
Percentage Difference
40.94%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in Reading
28,180 (23.4%)
# People Inactive in Crawley
16,180 (20.8%)
Difference
28,180
Percentage Difference
54.1%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in Reading
5,745 (4.8%)
# People unemployed in Crawley
4,560 (5.9%)
Difference
5,745
Percentage Difference
23%

Comparing crimes by type for Reading and Crawley

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

Crime Type Crimes in Reading Crimes in Crawley 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 Crawley from 2020 to 2025

Use the list to compare crimes in Reading and Crawley.

Compare Property prices over time for Reading and Crawley

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 / £670,328.55 £430,372.32 / £430,722.27 £337,039.99 / £329,173.16 £226,554.49 / £206,920.34
2022 £677,083.80 / £648,212.37 £416,497.78 / £415,266.48 £327,308.23 / £319,114.52 £218,996.86 / £200,103.86
2021 £623,988.67 / £585,055.29 £383,560.54 / £372,771.18 £303,222.83 / £290,024.81 £210,755.89 / £188,164.96
2020 £591,635.99 / £560,841.09 £367,191.75 / £360,793.94 £290,619.03 / £279,967.17 £208,581.76 / £186,944.45
2019 £593,005.43 / £550,823.95 £368,680.12 / £355,222.82 £291,924.85 / £275,591.90 £215,034.19 / £188,101.16
2018 £609,623.44 / £553,210.82 £377,930.18 / £355,486.10 £300,030.42 / £276,581.16 £224,782.81 / £191,136.55
2017 £615,875.41 / £540,957.20 £380,351.50 / £347,100.64 £303,431.39 / £270,844.05 £231,001.76 / £190,871.77
2016 £599,965.08 / £519,933.54 £370,815.83 / £332,817.02 £295,988.79 / £261,411.43 £221,958.07 / £181,158.01
2015 £521,930.32 / £472,158.34 £322,166.67 / £301,749.43 £258,389.58 / £237,883.46 £192,778.19 / £164,773.20
2014 £461,664.42 / £419,600.64 £285,538.88 / £268,732.02 £229,988.13 / £212,929.90 £171,771.51 / £147,912.75
2013 £416,716.70 / £373,407.30 £256,037.40 / £237,300.22 £206,524.74 / £188,482.94 £155,028.74 / £131,508.75
2012 £398,479.11 / £350,482.04 £245,221.16 / £222,615.11 £197,899.57 / £177,055.27 £150,028.53 / £126,636.09
2011 £389,533.82 / £345,458.80 £237,348.20 / £216,756.17 £191,033.34 / £171,734.82 £147,005.22 / £125,711.13
2010 £384,771.11 / £349,961.39 £236,795.67 / £221,816.11 £191,658.53 / £176,440.83 £147,972.15 / £127,947.97
Number of Jobs (thousands)
65k vs 43k
Median Salary
£30,925 vs £29,950
Annual Percentage Change
-0.8% vs 12.3%
Mean Salary
£36,019 vs £32,595

See how Reading compares to other areas in South East

Industry Reading Count Crawley Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 10 10 0 0%
Production 240 215 +25 + 10.99%
Construction 660 505 +155 + 26.61%
Motor Trades 180 115 +65 + 44.07%
Wholesale 225 170 +55 + 27.85%
Retail 485 245 +240 + 65.75%
Transport 365 390 -25 -6.62%
Accommodation Food 340 190 +150 + 56.6%
Information Comms 1,220 285 +935 + 124.25%
Finance Insurance 145 80 +65 + 57.78%
Property 220 95 +125 + 79.37%
Professional Scientific Technical 1,095 505 +590 + 73.75%
Business Admin 640 390 +250 + 48.54%
Public Admin Defence 5 0 +5 + 200%
Education 120 65 +55 + 59.46%
Health 300 135 +165 + 75.86%
Arts Entertainment 490 195 +295 + 86.13%