Total Crime Rate

74.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 74.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 16.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ringwood Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Marchwood & Eling , and the 130th 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 Ringwood Road (SO40 8EA) in the last 12 months was 74.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ringwood Road (SO40 8EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montgomery Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southern Gardens (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ringwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montgomery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Longstock Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Montgomery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montgomery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brunswick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brunswick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitcombe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bramtoco Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pipers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Longstock Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Mountbatten Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Longstock Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tedder Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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