Total Crime Rate

105.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 105.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 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

Valley Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Marchwood & Eling , and the 70th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in New Forest .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Valley Road (SO40 9FP) in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (SO40 9FP), the main crime hotspot is near Kirk Gardens. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hounsdown Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirk Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marchwood By-Pass Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brookside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirk Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kirk Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brookside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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