Total Crime Rate

40.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 21.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Butts Ash Lane area has the 41st highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dibden & Dibden Purlieu , and the 261st highest crime rate of 548 local areas in New Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Butts Ash Lane (SO45 3RL) in the last 12 months was 40.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butts Ash Lane (SO45 3RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arnwood Avenue, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heatherstone Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Butts Ash Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arnwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Butts Ash Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heatherdown Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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