Total Crime Rate
132.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ringwood Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East , and the 55th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in New Forest .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ringwood Road (BH23 8AE) in the last 12 months was 132.1 per 1,000 residents and was 187.6% higher than the Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East average (45.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ringwood Road (BH23 8AE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pear Tree Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colbourne Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Colbourne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rosehill Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rosehill Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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