Crime Rates at Fern Road, Hythe, Southampton, SO45 5EE

Fern Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dibden & Dibden Purlieu , and the 154th 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 Fern Road (SO45 5EE) in the last 12 months was 22.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 6 cases , down -14.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fern Road (SO45 5EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tormead, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dale Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.