Total Crime Rate
37.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vaughan Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dibden & Dibden Purlieu , and the 266th 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 Vaughan Road (SO45 5UL) in the last 12 months was 37.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vaughan Road (SO45 5UL), the main crime hotspot is near Roundcopse. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eyeworth Walk | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Morris Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Roundcopse | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Roundcopse | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roundcopse | Under investigation |
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