Total Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cheviot Drive area has the 29th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dibden & Dibden Purlieu , and the 220th highest crime rate of 549 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 Cheviot Drive (SO45 5TZ) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheviot Drive (SO45 5TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Orchard, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Challenger Place (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cheviot Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cambria Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashburton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Morris Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Canterbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Orchard Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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