Total Crime Rate

207.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 207.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 95.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 52.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.6 10/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holmsley area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 549 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 Holmsley (BH24 4HX) in the last 12 months was 207.8 per 1,000 residents and was 339.1% higher than the Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmsley (BH24 4HX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East

Crime Over Time in Holmsley area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmsley Passage Under investigation
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Data Sources

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