Total Crime Rate
6.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Armada Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dibden & Dibden Purlieu , and the 23rd lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in New Forest .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Armada Drive (SO45 5BS) in the last 12 months was 6.7 per 1,000 residents and was 88.5% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).
In the area around Armada Drive (SO45 5BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairview Parade, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Golden Hind Park (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hythe Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Drakes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Golden Hind Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Golden Hind Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Golden Hind Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Golden Hind Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tormead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunningdale | — |
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