Total Crime Rate

232.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 232.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 136.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Downs Park Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Marchwood & Eling , and the 17th highest crime rate of 548 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 Downs Park Crescent (SO40 9GH) in the last 12 months was 232.1 per 1,000 residents and was 215.6% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 136.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downs Park Crescent (SO40 9GH), the main crime hotspot is near Lexby Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downs Park Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boothby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Eling Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fisher'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fisher'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boothby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boothby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Down'S Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eling Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eling Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eling Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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