Total Crime Rate
220.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
92.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Derrybrian Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill , and the 18th 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 Derrybrian Gardens (BH25 6LS) in the last 12 months was 220.9 per 1,000 residents and was 375.4% higher than the Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill average (46.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 92.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Derrybrian Gardens (BH25 6LS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Herbert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Derrybrian Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Derrybrian Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stannington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norris Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkside Walk | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stannington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkside Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parkside Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norris Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norris Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stannington Close | Under investigation |
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