Total Crime Rate

73.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 73.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 56.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Spicers Hill area has the 13th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Marchwood & Eling , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 548 local areas in New Forest .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spicers Hill (SO40 9ED) in the last 12 months was 73.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spicers Hill (SO40 9ED), the main crime hotspot is near Powell Crescent. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spicers Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hounsdown Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spicer'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A35 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs A35 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marchwood By-Pass Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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