Total Crime Rate

180.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 180.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.3 6/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Willow Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Ringwood North & Ellingham , and the 25th highest crime rate of 548 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 Willow Drive (BH24 3BE) in the last 12 months was 180.1 per 1,000 residents and was 346.6% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 103.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Drive (BH24 3BE), the main crime hotspot is near Crow Arch Lane. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Willow Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Embankment Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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