Postcode · Ringwood
Crime in BH24 1FE
How much crime is recorded in BH24 1FE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ringwood South
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,486 (2024)
How safe is BH24 1FE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH24 1FE area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
BH24 1FENational
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Burglary9.99.1
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Other theft3.44.5
Public order3.14.6
Shoplifting1.28.4
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.