Total Crime Rate
65.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Main Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dibden & Dibden Purlieu , and the 145th 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 Main Road (SO40 4SG) in the last 12 months was 65.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% higher than the Dibden & Dibden Purlieu average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Main Road (SO40 4SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Johns Court, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Glade Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Evergreen Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Arakan Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Johns Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Africa Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Johns Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Johns Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Johns Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arakan Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Cracknore Close | Under investigation |
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