Crime Rate in Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill, ward

Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill has the 12th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in New Forest district and the 2810th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 541st lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% lower than the New Forest district average (62.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 206 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 17.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 257 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Molyneux Court, with 33 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Winchester Road (13 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.