Total Crime Rate

78.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 78.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 40.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.1 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
  • 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

Ringwood Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Marchwood & Eling , and the 136th 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 Ringwood Road (SO40 8EB) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% lower than the Marchwood & Eling average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ringwood Road (SO40 8EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montgomery Avenue, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southern Gardens (12 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 (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadmeadow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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