Postcode · Ringwood
Crime in BH24 1UL
How much crime is recorded in BH24 1UL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ringwood South
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,674 (2024)
BH24 1ULRingwood
How safe is BH24 1UL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH24 1UL area, well 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
19.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 1ULNational
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft2.84.5
Burglary1.59.1
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Public order0.94.6
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% 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.