Official statistics · 21 of 21 measures compare directly
Ashford and New Forest compared
Every measure Civometry publishes for both areas, side by side. Each figure is its publisher’s own for the period named beside it, and the difference between the two is stated in the middle. Neither area is called better: which direction counts as better depends on what you are asking, and the page does not decide that for you. Where the two figures are not comparable — a different period, or nothing published for one side — the row says so instead of showing a difference.
Ashford
E07000105 · Kent Police
New Forest
E07000091 · Hampshire Constabulary
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
The same in both
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
142,523
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
33,407 more in New Forest
175,930
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£37,440
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,131 more in New Forest
£38,571
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£344,332
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£35,978 more in New Forest
£380,310
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,246
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£5 more in Ashford
£1,241
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.6 percentage points higher in Ashford
2.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+752
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
894 more in Ashford
−142
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,410
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£10 more in New Forest
£2,420
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Outstanding borrowing
£286m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£162m more in Ashford
£125m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
Supported asylum seekers
38
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
31 more in Ashford
7
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
Borrowing per resident
£2,008
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£1,300 more in Ashford
£708
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
IMD average score
19.7
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
6.8 more in Ashford
12.9
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income deprivation
0.21
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
0.06 more in Ashford
0.14
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
Income-deprived residents
20.5%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
6.2 percentage points higher in Ashford
14.3%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Women's pay as a share of men's
79.7%
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
4.6 percentage points higher in Ashford
75.1%
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
Recorded crime
76.2
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
17.9 more in Ashford
58.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
9.2 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.7 years more in New Forest
9.9 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
39.9%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
1.3 percentage points higher in Ashford
38.6%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.44%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.17 percentage points higher in Ashford
6.27%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,599
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
594 more in New Forest
11,192
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,752
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
146 more in Ashford
3,606
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 142,523 in Ashford and 175,930 in New Forest (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,440 in Ashford and £38,571 in New Forest (2025); and average house price was £344,332 in Ashford and £380,310 in New Forest (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 142,523 in Ashford and 175,930 in New Forest (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,440 in Ashford and £38,571 in New Forest (2025); and average house price was £344,332 in Ashford and £380,310 in New Forest (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
Recorded crime by category
Offences per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to June 2026, from the same archive and the same window for both areas.
| Category | Ashford per 1,000 | offences | New Forest per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 76.2 | 10,863 | 58.3 | 10,252 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.7 | 97 | 0.5 | 83 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.3 | 330 | 3.2 | 557 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.9 | 982 | 5.2 | 909 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.5 | 351 | 1.0 | 179 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.3 | 326 | 1.2 | 208 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.4 | 776 | 3.8 | 664 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.0 | 144 | 0.8 | 133 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 3.2 | 455 | 4.6 | 818 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.5 | 73 | 0.3 | 61 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 6.7 | 958 | 3.5 | 609 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 38 | 0.2 | 34 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.6 | 365 | 2.6 | 457 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 28.1 | 4,007 | 25.4 | 4,475 | 34.7 |
| Violent crime | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
What this comparison rests on
Two figures are only subtracted when they are the same measure over the same period. Populations differ (142,523 and 175,930 residents on the latest estimates used here), so counts are shown alongside rates rather than instead of them. Nothing on this page is weighted, indexed or scored: every difference is one published number minus another, and the rows that cannot be compared say why.