Total Crime Rate

44.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 44.5 4/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Main Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dibden & Dibden Purlieu , and the 254th highest crime rate of 549 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 4US) in the last 12 months was 44.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% lower than the Dibden & Dibden Purlieu average (53.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Road (SO40 4US), the main crime hotspot is near Shell Court. Police recorded 24 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 Main Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gage Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wood Glade Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brittany Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Cracknore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Drake Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drake Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frome Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ripplewood
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moss Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drake Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shell Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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