Total Crime Rate
27.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fernhills Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dibden & Dibden Purlieu , and the 193rd 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 Fernhills Road (SO45 3HE) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% lower than the Dibden & Dibden Purlieu average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fernhills Road (SO45 3HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kitchers Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rose Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hythe South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Buttsbridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Buttsbridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Furzedale Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fernhills Road | — |
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