Postcode · Ringwood
Crime in BH24 1PP
How much crime is recorded in BH24 1PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ringwood South
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,315 (2024)
How safe is BH24 1PP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH24 1PP area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 1PPNational
Violence and sexual offences25.623.6
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Public order4.34.6
Burglary3.89.1
Other crime2.41.5
Other theft2.44.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Anti-social behaviour0.410.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.