Total Crime Rate

59.1 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 59.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 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
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hightown Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Ringwood North & Ellingham , and the 185th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in New Forest .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hightown Road (BH24 1NJ) in the last 12 months was 59.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hightown Road (BH24 1NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hightown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Victoria Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cadogan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hiltom Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooks Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Coniston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Spring Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Euston Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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