Total Crime Rate

97.0 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 97.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Balmoral Walk area has the 11th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill , and the 87th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in New Forest .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balmoral Walk (BH25 5UF) in the last 12 months was 97.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmoral Walk (BH25 5UF), the main crime hotspot is near Nelson Close. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balmoral Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Marley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaffinch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Wagtail Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nelson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nelson Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Cabot Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cabot Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cabot Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beechwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stratfield Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenwood Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pleasance Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pleasance Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blair Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pleasance Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pleasance Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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