Total Crime Rate

77.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 77.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Kensington Fields area has the 17th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dibden & Dibden Purlieu , and the 121st highest 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 Kensington Fields (SO45 5RX) in the last 12 months was 77.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Fields (SO45 5RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Brackens, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Orchard (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington Fields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Brackens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Moorland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Challenger Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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