Total Crime Rate

315.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 315.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.5 10/10
  • Public order 60.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Loperwood area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh , and the 14th highest crime rate of 549 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 Loperwood (SO40 2RT) in the last 12 months was 315.0 per 1,000 residents and was 354.4% higher than the Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh average (69.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 235.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Loperwood (SO40 2RT), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh

Crime Over Time in Loperwood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loperwood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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