Total Crime Rate

567.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 567.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 209.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.9 10/10
  • Public order 56.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.1 10/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Burglary 18.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.5 8/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Linden Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Ringwood North & Ellingham , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 549 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 Linden Gardens (BH24 1LH) in the last 12 months was 567.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1134.0% 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 Shoplifting with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 194.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linden Gardens (BH24 1LH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Ringwood North & Ellingham

Crime Over Time in Linden Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frampton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Linden Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mansfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Collins Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Somerley View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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