Crime Rate in Ballard, ward

Ballard has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 wards in New Forest district and the 3050th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 587th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ballard in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% lower than the New Forest district average (62.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ballard’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 130 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ballard ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Nelson Close. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.