Total Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.0 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 65.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Main 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.

Crime Over Time in Main Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evergreen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Arakan Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Johns Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Africa Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Johns Court
Apr 2026Burglary St Johns Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Johns Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arakan Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Cracknore Close Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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