Total Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 81.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 22.4 7/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Ringwood North & Ellingham , and the 126th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in New Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southampton Road (BH24 1JQ) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southampton Road (BH24 1JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Whitehart Fields. Police recorded 26 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 Southampton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edwina Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wessex Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehart Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whitehart Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wessex Estate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wessex Estate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wessex Estate Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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