Crime Rates at Empress Road, Lyndhurst, SO43 7AE

Empress Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh , and the 98th 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 Empress Road (SO43 7AE) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% higher than the Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh average (62.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Empress Road (SO43 7AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southview (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.