England

South East

Updated 30 Jun 2026 · Home Office
6,646 people on asylum support in South East

64 local authorities in this region. Rate of 6.9 per 10,000 residents. Average White British share: 80% (2021) projected to 63% by 2051. Accommodation and support at £107 per person per day is about £260M a year.

Local authorities ranked by asylum seekers on support

1
Portsmouth
66031.278% → 54%
2
Reading
52328.553% → 26%
3
Milton Keynes
44314.362% → 31%
4
Wealden
41924.992% → 85%
5
Windsor and Maidenhead
36823.069% → 42%
6
Medway
34611.878% → 50%
7
Mid Sussex
32619.986% → 73%
8
Slough
31819.024% → 6%
9
Southampton
31512.268% → 40%
10
Crawley
30124.262% → 35%
11
Reigate and Banstead
24915.677% → 54%
12
Canterbury
20512.682% → 69%
13
Brighton and Hove
1886.674% → 55%
14
Oxford
18411.153% → 24%
15
Buckinghamshire
1803.173% → 48%
16
Wokingham
1256.673% → 44%
17
Cherwell
1066.278% → 56%
18
Hastings
9910.985% → 68%
19
Thanet
946.587% → 74%
20
Chichester
866.690% → 83%
21
Vale of White Horse
855.683% → 68%
22
Dover
836.990% → 80%
23
Swale
774.889% → 76%
24
Rushmoor
767.271% → 45%
25
Gravesham
716.468% → 38%
26
Spelthorne
706.569% → 38%
27
Winchester
674.988% → 76%
28
Maidstone
462.482% → 62%
29
Shepway
454.088% → 77%
30
West Berkshire
432.686% → 69%
31
Dartford
413.367% → 33%
32
Eastbourne
403.982% → 65%
33
Ashford
382.783% → 63%
34
Surrey Heath
373.978% → 55%
35
Runnymede
283.073% → 53%
36
Fareham
242.193% → 85%
37
Gosport
232.892% → 81%
38
South Oxfordshire
231.486% → 73%
39
Test Valley
221.688% → 76%
40
Basingstoke and Deane
201.082% → 64%
41
Worthing
191.785% → 71%
42
Tandridge
161.884% → 66%
43
Havant
151.293% → 85%
44
Elmbridge
130.974% → 56%
45
Bracknell Forest
120.978% → 59%
46
Eastleigh
100.788% → 77%
47
Tonbridge and Malling
90.788% → 76%
48
East Hampshire
80.691% → 84%
49
New Forest
70.493% → 86%
50
Woking
70.767% → 42%
51
Rother
60.692% → 85%
52
Waverley
60.487% → 76%
53
West Oxfordshire
60.589% → 80%
54
Horsham
40.388% → 78%
55
Sevenoaks
40.386% → 67%
56
Arun
30.289% → 81%
57
Epsom and Ewell
30.469% → 42%
58
Adur
10.189% → 76%
59
Guildford
10.177% → 60%
60
Mole Valley
10.186% → 71%
61
Tunbridge Wells
10.184% → 63%
62
Hart
00.087% → 76%
63
Isle of Wight
00.094% → 89%
64
Lewes
00.089% → 77%

Click any area for the full profile. Rate = per 10,000 residents. WBI = White British Index (2021 → 2051 projected).