Total Crime Rate

67.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 67.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 50.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Langdown Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dibden & Dibden Purlieu , and the 139th 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 Langdown Road (SO45 6EW) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langdown Road (SO45 6EW), the main crime hotspot is near Dominy Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Langdown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dominy Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mariners Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hirst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dominy Close —
Apr 2026Public order Sir Christopher Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deerleap Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dominy Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dominy Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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