Postcode · Ringwood
Crime in BH24 3NU
How much crime is recorded in BH24 3NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ringwood North & Ibsley
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,152 (2024)
BH24 3NURingwood
How safe is BH24 3NU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH24 3NU 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
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 3NUNational
Burglary22.99.1
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Other theft7.24.5
Public order5.54.6
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Shoplifting2.78.4
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.