Total Crime Rate
11.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Moorland Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill , and the 63rd lowest 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 Moorland Avenue (BH25 7DB) in the last 12 months was 11.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% lower than the Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill average (46.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Moorland Avenue (BH25 7DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Milton, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bouverie Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bouverie Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bouverie Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracklesham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Milton | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Old Milton | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bouverie Close | Under investigation |
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