Total Crime Rate

221.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 221.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.1 9/10
  • Public order 27.3 10/10
  • Other theft 23.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.7 10/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Jacobs Gutter Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Marchwood & Eling , and the 18th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in New Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jacobs Gutter Lane (SO40 9FY) in the last 12 months was 221.8 per 1,000 residents and was 139.7% higher than the Marchwood & Eling average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 105.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jacobs Gutter Lane (SO40 9FY), the main crime hotspot is near Bury Lane. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Jacobs Gutter Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eling Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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