Crime Rate in Sway, ward

Sway has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in New Forest district and the 2781st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 533rd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sway in the last 12 months was 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% lower than the New Forest district average (62.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sway’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 121.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sway ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Station Road, with 24 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Kitchers Close (6 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.