Total Crime Rate

145.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 145.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 34.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Hearts Of Oak Mews area has the 7th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge , and the 41st highest crime rate of 548 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 Hearts Of Oak Mews (SO41 9FB) in the last 12 months was 145.9 per 1,000 residents and was 119.2% higher than the Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge average (66.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hearts Of Oak Mews (SO41 9FB), 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 Hearts Of Oak Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A337
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Priestlands Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas Street
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Middle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jasmine Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oberland Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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