Total Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wessex Estate area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Ringwood North & Ellingham , and the 221st highest crime rate of 548 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 Wessex Estate (BH24 1XD) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wessex Estate (BH24 1XD), the main crime hotspot is near Whitehart Fields. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wessex Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wessex Estate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Estate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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