Compare Reading against Fareham

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

Population comparison

Population for Reading
160,337
Population for Fareham
116,338
Difference
43,999
Percentage Difference
31.81%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in Reading
86,455 (71.8%)
# People Employed in Fareham
53,175 (78.7%)
Difference
86,455
Percentage Difference
47.67%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in Reading
28,180 (23.4%)
# People Inactive in Fareham
12,355 (18.3%)
Difference
28,180
Percentage Difference
78.08%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in Reading
5,745 (4.8%)
# People unemployed in Fareham
2,000 (3.0%)
Difference
5,745
Percentage Difference
96.71%

Comparing crimes by type for Reading and Fareham

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

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

Use the list to compare crimes in Reading and Fareham.

Compare Property prices over time for Reading and Fareham

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 / £573,421.22 £430,372.32 / £346,808.31 £337,039.99 / £289,922.47 £226,554.49 / £178,808.36
2022 £677,083.80 / £563,555.37 £416,497.78 / £340,870.80 £327,308.23 / £284,998.92 £218,996.86 / £176,994.49
2021 £623,988.67 / £506,203.27 £383,560.54 / £307,423.04 £303,222.83 / £257,810.07 £210,755.89 / £166,120.64
2020 £591,635.99 / £464,626.93 £367,191.75 / £285,159.95 £290,619.03 / £238,752.28 £208,581.76 / £158,454.37
2019 £593,005.43 / £455,787.72 £368,680.12 / £280,163.36 £291,924.85 / £234,346.90 £215,034.19 / £159,404.59
2018 £609,623.44 / £452,362.32 £377,930.18 / £277,635.82 £300,030.42 / £232,935.84 £224,782.81 / £160,347.84
2017 £615,875.41 / £438,586.25 £380,351.50 / £268,952.40 £303,431.39 / £226,482.55 £231,001.76 / £158,998.01
2016 £599,965.08 / £414,396.71 £370,815.83 / £254,779.96 £295,988.79 / £215,296.17 £221,958.07 / £148,747.84
2015 £521,930.32 / £379,377.71 £322,166.67 / £233,261.70 £258,389.58 / £197,812.42 £192,778.19 / £136,485.52
2014 £461,664.42 / £349,269.06 £285,538.88 / £215,347.98 £229,988.13 / £183,396.56 £171,771.51 / £126,862.35
2013 £416,716.70 / £321,824.02 £256,037.40 / £197,749.71 £206,524.74 / £168,774.80 £155,028.74 / £117,130.85
2012 £398,479.11 / £318,947.94 £245,221.16 / £196,101.54 £197,899.57 / £167,191.21 £150,028.53 / £117,593.40
2011 £389,533.82 / £316,615.16 £237,348.20 / £192,952.75 £191,033.34 / £163,926.58 £147,005.22 / £117,097.49
2010 £384,771.11 / £314,276.56 £236,795.67 / £193,460.41 £191,658.53 / £165,106.26 £147,972.15 / £118,601.80
Number of Jobs (thousands)
65k vs 39k
Median Salary
£30,925 vs £30,652
Annual Percentage Change
-0.8% vs 0.0%
Mean Salary
£36,019 vs £35,180

See how Reading compares to other areas in South East

Industry Reading Count Fareham Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 10 40 -30 -120%
Production 240 295 -55 -20.56%
Construction 660 860 -200 -26.32%
Motor Trades 180 150 +30 + 18.18%
Wholesale 225 160 +65 + 33.77%
Retail 485 225 +260 + 73.24%
Transport 365 160 +205 + 78.1%
Accommodation Food 340 180 +160 + 61.54%
Information Comms 1,220 355 +865 + 109.84%
Finance Insurance 145 125 +20 + 14.81%
Property 220 175 +45 + 22.78%
Professional Scientific Technical 1,095 785 +310 + 32.98%
Business Admin 640 435 +205 + 38.14%
Public Admin Defence 5 0 +5 + 200%
Education 120 90 +30 + 28.57%
Health 300 160 +140 + 60.87%
Arts Entertainment 490 285 +205 + 52.9%