Total Crime Rate

139.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 139.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 58.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melrose Court area has the 6th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill , and the 49th 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 Melrose Court (BH25 5BY) in the last 12 months was 139.2 per 1,000 residents and was 166.2% higher than the Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill average (52.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -21.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Court (BH25 5BY), the main crime hotspot is near Molyneux Court. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melrose Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Molyneux Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Grove —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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