Total Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Riverside area has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Ringwood North & Ellingham , and the 175th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in New Forest .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riverside (BH24 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% higher than the Ringwood North & Ellingham average (45.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside (BH24 1EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Public order Kingsbury'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsbury'S Lane —
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsbury'S Lane —
Oct 2025Other theft Kingsbury'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Burglary Star Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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