Total Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 51.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Shakespeare Drive area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Marchwood & Eling , and the 204th highest 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 Shakespeare Drive (SO40 3NT) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Drive (SO40 3NT), the main crime hotspot is near Nutsey Avenue. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shakespeare Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longbridge Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nutsey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nutsey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nutsey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nutsey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nutsey Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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