Total Crime Rate

97.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.7 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 97.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 28.7 6/10
  • Other theft 28.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Bridges area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Ringwood North & Ellingham , and the 85th highest crime rate of 548 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 The Bridges (BH24 2AA) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 142.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Bridges (BH24 2AA), the main crime hotspot is near The Bridges. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Bridges area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Strides Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Strides Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Bridges Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Bridges Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Bridges —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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