Total Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 49.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Southampton Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Ringwood North & Ellingham , and the 215th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in New Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southampton Road (BH24 1HS) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -6.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southampton Road (BH24 1HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cadogan Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winston Way (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Southampton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime A31 Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parsonage Barn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cadogan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cedar Gate 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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