Total Crime Rate

143.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 143.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 40.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Deer Leap Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dibden & Dibden Purlieu , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 548 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 Deer Leap Way (SO45 3LL) in the last 12 months was 143.3 per 1,000 residents and was 145.9% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deer Leap Way (SO45 3LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Croft Close, where police recorded 18 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.

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Crime Over Time in Deer Leap Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knightstone Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deerleap Close —
Apr 2026Public order Hirst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croft Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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