Total Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 54.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Pinewood Drive area has the 28th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dibden & Dibden Purlieu , and the 187th highest 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 Pinewood Drive (SO45 3HS) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pinewood Drive (SO45 3HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kitchers Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burnett Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pinewood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buttsbridge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buttsbridge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernhills Road —
Apr 2026Public order Furzedale Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spinney Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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