Crime Rates at Moorlands Close, Brockenhurst, SO42 7QS

Moorlands Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge , and the 248th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in New Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorlands Close (SO42 7QS) in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorlands Close (SO42 7QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Coppice, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadcrest Wood (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.