Total Crime Rate
480.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Jessop Close area has the highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dibden & Dibden Purlieu , and the 5th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in New Forest .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Jessop Close (SO45 6AF) in the last 12 months was 480.2 per 1,000 residents and was 795.0% higher than the Dibden & Dibden Purlieu average (53.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 154.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jessop Close (SO45 6AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ewart Court (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dibden & Dibden Purlieu| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount House Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ewart Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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