Total Crime Rate

626.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

194.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 626.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 220.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 194.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.5 10/10
  • Public order 37.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.6 10/10
  • Robbery 26.1 10/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Burglary 18.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meeting House Lane area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Ringwood North & Ellingham , and the highest crime rate of 548 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 Meeting House Lane (BH24 1EY) in the last 12 months was 626.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1454.7% higher than the Ringwood North & Ellingham average (40.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 194.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meeting House Lane (BH24 1EY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Meeting House Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Strides Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Quomp Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Quomp Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frampton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Close —
Apr 2026Public order Ebenezer Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Forest Gate Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bickerley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bickerley Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bickerley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsbury'S Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsbury'S Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ebenezer Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Strides Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deweys Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stallards Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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