Total Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 53.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southampton Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Ringwood North & Ellingham , and the 204th highest crime rate of 549 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 1HT) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% higher than the Ringwood North & Ellingham average (46.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southampton Road (BH24 1HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wessex Estate, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queensway (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southampton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wessex Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wessex Estate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cadogan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Winston Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wessex Estate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wessex Estate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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