Total Crime Rate
180.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whinfield Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dibden & Dibden Purlieu , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 549 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 Whinfield Road (SO45 4QA) in the last 12 months was 180.5 per 1,000 residents and was 236.4% higher than the Dibden & Dibden Purlieu average (53.7 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 117.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whinfield Road (SO45 4QA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Merriemeade Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whinfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whinfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crete Cottages | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watermans Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watermans Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Watermans Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
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