Total Crime Rate
13.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marine Drive area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in New Forest .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Marine Drive (BH25 7EE) in the last 12 months was 13.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marine Drive (BH25 7EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cliffe Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beach Avenue (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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