Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sway Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill , and the 101st 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 Sway Road (BH25 5QT) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sway Road (BH25 5QT), the main crime hotspot is near Hollands Wood Drive. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bashley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crockford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Otters Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Otters Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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