Total Crime Rate
78.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Culver Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill , and the 118th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in New Forest .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Culver Road (BH25 6SY) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Culver Road (BH25 6SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Milton, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milton Mead (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wick Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Milton | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Greenwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cedar Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cedar Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Moore Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wagtail Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaffinch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldfinch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Old Milton | Under investigation |
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