Total Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 28.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

West Street area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dibden & Dibden Purlieu , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 548 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 West Street (SO45 6AA) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (SO45 6AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Hill Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Mount House Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mount House Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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