Postcode sector · Ringwood

Crime in BH24 4

How much crime is recorded in BH24 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council: New Forest
Region: South East
Population: 1,307 (2024)

BH24 4Postcode sector · Ringwood

Crime

How safe is BH24 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BH24 4, 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

28.5

Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1

All crime

Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67

By type

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 4National

Vehicle crime13.33.5

Violence and sexual offences12.223.6

Burglary7.59.1

Public order5.64.6

Criminal damage and arson5.24.7

Anti-social behaviour4.510.7

Other theft2.54.5

Drugs1.02.4

Possession of weapons0.70.9

Shoplifting0.68.4

Robbery0.01.4

Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 48% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000

2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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