Postcode · Ringwood
Crime in BH24 3LU
How much crime is recorded in BH24 3LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ringwood North & Ibsley
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,478 (2024)
BH24 3LURingwood
How safe is BH24 3LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH24 3LU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
13
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 3LUNational
Violence and sexual offences7.123.6
Burglary2.29.1
Other theft2.14.5
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Public order0.14.6
Robbery0.11.4
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.