Total Crime Rate

25.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 25.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sunset Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Marchwood & Eling , and the 172nd lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in New Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sunset Avenue (SO40 3LD) in the last 12 months was 25.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% lower than the Marchwood & Eling average (73.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunset Avenue (SO40 3LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oaklands Mead, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hammonds Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sunset Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hammonds Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oaklands Mead —
Apr 2026Other crime Mayfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hymans Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitcombe Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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