Total Crime Rate
21.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oak Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dibden & Dibden Purlieu , and the 144th lowest 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 Oak Road (SO45 4PL) in the last 12 months was 21.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oak Road (SO45 4PL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dibden & Dibden Purlieu| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Montague Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Depden Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Whinfield Road | Under investigation |
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