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Crime in SO40 4XF
How much crime is recorded in SO40 4XF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Marchwood & Dibden
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,771 (2024)
How safe is SO40 4XF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO40 4XF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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).
SO40 4XFNational
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Burglary5.19.1
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Public order2.34.6
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 51% 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.