Total Crime Rate

74.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Southwold area has the 14th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Binfield South & Jennett's Park , and the 116th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in Bracknell 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 Southwold (RG12 8XY) in the last 12 months was 74.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% higher than the Binfield South & Jennett's Park average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwold (RG12 8XY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ringwood, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quintilis (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Binfield South & Jennett's Park

Crime Over Time in Southwold area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quintilis Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Spinis Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ringwood Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Quintilis Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Quintilis Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southwold —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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