Total Crime Rate
74.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Parsonage Barn Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Ringwood North & Ellingham , and the 127th highest crime rate of 548 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 Parsonage Barn Lane (BH24 1PY) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parsonage Barn Lane (BH24 1PY), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | A31 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cadogan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parsonage Barn Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cedar Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hightown Road | — |
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