Compare Reading against West Oxfordshire

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

Population comparison

Population for Reading
160,337
Population for West Oxfordshire
111,758
Difference
48,579
Percentage Difference
35.71%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in Reading
86,455 (71.8%)
# People Employed in West Oxfordshire
55,390 (80.2%)
Difference
86,455
Percentage Difference
43.8%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in Reading
28,180 (23.4%)
# People Inactive in West Oxfordshire
11,840 (17.1%)
Difference
28,180
Percentage Difference
81.66%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in Reading
5,745 (4.8%)
# People unemployed in West Oxfordshire
1,825 (2.6%)
Difference
5,745
Percentage Difference
103.57%

Comparing crimes by type for Reading and West Oxfordshire

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 West Oxfordshire compare when it comes to number of crimes by type.

Crime Type Crimes in Reading Crimes in West Oxfordshire 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 West Oxfordshire from 2020 to 2025

Use the list to compare crimes in Reading and West Oxfordshire.

Compare Property prices over time for Reading and West Oxfordshire

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 / £667,679.95 £430,372.32 / £424,437.79 £337,039.99 / £345,918.53 £226,554.49 / £222,236.45
2022 £677,083.80 / £622,150.81 £416,497.78 / £397,871.02 £327,308.23 / £327,662.31 £218,996.86 / £211,734.66
2021 £623,988.67 / £558,290.51 £383,560.54 / £358,524.38 £303,222.83 / £298,730.21 £210,755.89 / £200,581.05
2020 £591,635.99 / £526,760.87 £367,191.75 / £342,110.31 £290,619.03 / £285,541.47 £208,581.76 / £198,460.87
2019 £593,005.43 / £508,738.56 £368,680.12 / £329,731.92 £291,924.85 / £274,754.55 £215,034.19 / £195,195.31
2018 £609,623.44 / £520,519.16 £377,930.18 / £337,914.66 £300,030.42 / £282,015.52 £224,782.81 / £202,858.49
2017 £615,875.41 / £515,322.11 £380,351.50 / £332,794.13 £303,431.39 / £279,563.92 £231,001.76 / £204,781.02
2016 £599,965.08 / £490,740.24 £370,815.83 / £317,456.37 £295,988.79 / £267,590.35 £221,958.07 / £192,748.54
2015 £521,930.32 / £458,579.25 £322,166.67 / £296,600.98 £258,389.58 / £251,408.32 £192,778.19 / £180,361.09
2014 £461,664.42 / £417,100.22 £285,538.88 / £270,834.06 £229,988.13 / £230,244.86 £171,771.51 / £165,789.07
2013 £416,716.70 / £393,598.41 £256,037.40 / £254,747.77 £206,524.74 / £217,766.16 £155,028.74 / £157,602.88
2012 £398,479.11 / £380,079.87 £245,221.16 / £245,999.04 £197,899.57 / £210,146.53 £150,028.53 / £154,249.18
2011 £389,533.82 / £369,017.15 £237,348.20 / £237,819.39 £191,033.34 / £202,454.63 £147,005.22 / £150,562.88
2010 £384,771.11 / £367,338.74 £236,795.67 / £239,538.65 £191,658.53 / £204,568.79 £147,972.15 / £151,775.66
Number of Jobs (thousands)
65k vs 49k
Median Salary
£30,925 vs £0
Annual Percentage Change
-0.8% vs 0.0%
Mean Salary
£36,019 vs £32,201

See how Reading compares to other areas in South East

Industry Reading Count West Oxfordshire Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 10 390 -380 -190%
Production 240 305 -65 -23.85%
Construction 660 860 -200 -26.32%
Motor Trades 180 175 +5 + 2.82%
Wholesale 225 190 +35 + 16.87%
Retail 485 365 +120 + 28.24%
Transport 365 160 +205 + 78.1%
Accommodation Food 340 295 +45 + 14.17%
Information Comms 1,220 485 +735 + 86.22%
Finance Insurance 145 90 +55 + 46.81%
Property 220 230 -10 -4.44%
Professional Scientific Technical 1,095 1,070 +25 + 2.31%
Business Admin 640 465 +175 + 31.67%
Public Admin Defence 5 45 -40 -160%
Education 120 115 +5 + 4.26%
Health 300 185 +115 + 47.42%
Arts Entertainment 490 410 +80 + 17.78%