Total Crime Rate
50.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Jones Lane area has the 31st highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dibden & Dibden Purlieu , and the 209th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in New Forest .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Jones Lane (SO45 6DG) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% 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 Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jones Lane (SO45 6DG), the main crime hotspot is near The Marsh. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hythe Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterside Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Marsh | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mount House Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mount House Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brinton Lane | — |
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