Crime Rates at Ash Cottages, Brockenhurst, SO42 7UD

Ash Cottages area has the 7th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge , and the 41st 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 Ash Cottages (SO42 7UD) in the last 12 months was 150.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Cottages (SO42 7UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sutton Place (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.