Total Crime Rate
25.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hounsdown Business Park area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Marchwood & Eling , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in New Forest .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hounsdown Business Park (SO40 9LR) in the last 12 months was 25.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
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