Total Crime Rate
232.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
136.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Eling Hill 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 Eling Hill (SO40 9HE) 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 Eling Hill (SO40 9HE), the main crime hotspot is near Boothby Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Marchwood & Eling| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eling Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boothby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eling Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eling Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bury Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bury Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eling Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Boothby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Boothby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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