Total Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 32.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charing Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Ringwood North & Ellingham , and the 228th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in New Forest .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charing Close (BH24 1FA) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% lower than the Ringwood North & Ellingham average (40.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charing Close (BH24 1FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Embankment Way, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Charing Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nursery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Kingsfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Embankment Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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