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Crime in SO40 7

How much crime is recorded in SO40 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
New Forest
Region
South East
Population
12,040 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SO40 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SO40 7, 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
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).

SO40 7National
Burglary15.39.1
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Other theft3.74.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Public order2.94.6
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.68.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Robbery0.11.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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