Total Crime Rate

21.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 21.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 10.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sway Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge , and the 145th lowest 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 Sway Road (SO42 7RX) in the last 12 months was 21.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sway Road (SO42 7RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Culverley Close, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highwood Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sway Road area

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Data Sources

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