Total Crime Rate

214.6 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 214.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 68.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Highfield area has the 5th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge , and the 21st highest crime rate of 549 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 Highfield (SO41 9GB) in the last 12 months was 214.6 per 1,000 residents and was 157.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 98.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield (SO41 9GB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Londesborough Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Queen Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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