Total Crime Rate

98.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 98.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 27.7 5/10
  • Burglary 27.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Church Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge , and the 83rd 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 Church Lane (SO42 7WS) in the last 12 months was 98.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% 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 Burglary with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (SO42 7WS), the main crime hotspot is near Strawberry Fields. Police recorded 2 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (0/0)
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Data Sources

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