Total Crime Rate

121.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 121.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Tennyson Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Marchwood & Eling , and the 55th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in New Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tennyson Road (SO40 3PT) in the last 12 months was 121.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Road (SO40 3PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shelley Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bearslane Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tennyson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longbridge Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kilnyard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mortimer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haltons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Haltons Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Longbridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longbridge Close —
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Data Sources

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