Total Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.8 4/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Anchorage Way area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge , and the 263rd 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 Anchorage Way (SO41 8JP) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% lower than the Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge average (66.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anchorage Way (SO41 8JP), the main crime hotspot is near St Thomas Street. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Anchorage Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oberland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Priestlands Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Middle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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