Crime Rate in Hardley, Holbury & North Blackfield, ward

Hardley, Holbury & North Blackfield has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in New Forest district and the 2216th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 413th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hardley, Holbury & North Blackfield in the last 12 months was 46.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% lower than the New Forest district average (62.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hardley, Holbury & North Blackfield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 193 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -31.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 226 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hardley, Holbury & North Blackfield ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Pendleton Gardens, with 46 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Supermarket (18 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.