Total Crime Rate

181.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 181.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.2 10/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.4 10/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hilltop area has the 6th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge , and the 30th 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 Hilltop (SO42 7YR) in the last 12 months was 181.5 per 1,000 residents and was 118.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 88.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Hilltop area

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Data Sources

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