Total Crime Rate

337.6 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 337.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.1 10/10
  • Public order 54.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.5 10/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.4 9/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

School Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge , and the 10th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in New Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around School Lane (SO41 9EJ) in the last 12 months was 337.6 per 1,000 residents and was 305.7% higher than the Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge average (83.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 151.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Lane (SO41 9EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anchor Mews, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Thomas Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in School Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shrubb'S Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anchor Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anchor Mews Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anchor Mews Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anchor Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Thomas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Thomas Street —
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Data Sources

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