Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Havant and Portsmouth 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.
Havant
E07000090 · Hampshire Constabulary
Portsmouth
E06000044 · Hampshire Constabulary
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Portsmouth
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
127,362
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
84,113 more in Portsmouth
211,475
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£37,220
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,198 more in Havant
£36,022
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£320,643
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£69,644 more in Havant
£250,999
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,146
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£221 more in Portsmouth
£1,367
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
1.1 percentage points higher in Portsmouth
4.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−50
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
1,694 more in Portsmouth
+1,644
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,320
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£29 more in Havant
£2,292
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
21.5
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
4.9 more in Portsmouth
26.4
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
22.8%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
3.1 percentage points higher in Portsmouth
25.9%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
85.6
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
39.9 more in Portsmouth
125.5
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
8.6 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.6 years more in Havant
7.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
36.9%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
8.6 percentage points higher in Portsmouth
45.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.23%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.13 percentage points higher in Portsmouth
6.36%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,163
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
720 more in Havant
9,443
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,233
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
238 more in Havant
2,995
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 127,362 in Havant and 211,475 in Portsmouth (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,220 in Havant and £36,022 in Portsmouth (2025); and average house price was £320,643 in Havant and £250,999 in Portsmouth (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 127,362 in Havant and 211,475 in Portsmouth (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,220 in Havant and £36,022 in Portsmouth (2025); and average house price was £320,643 in Havant and £250,999 in Portsmouth (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 | Havant per 1,000 | offences | Portsmouth per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 85.6 | 10,901 | 125.5 | 26,542 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 | 75 | 1.9 | 410 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 1.8 | 228 | 2.8 | 584 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.0 | 760 | 7.4 | 1,565 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.8 | 234 | 4.7 | 984 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.6 | 204 | 1.9 | 404 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.3 | 546 | 6.9 | 1,466 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.7 | 217 | 2.1 | 442 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 6.8 | 872 | 10.0 | 2,111 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.7 | 84 | 1.8 | 384 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 7.1 | 906 | 13.5 | 2,865 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 41 | 0.8 | 172 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.3 | 290 | 6.0 | 1,272 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 40.6 | 5,168 | 52.2 | 11,038 | 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 (127,362 and 211,475 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.