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Crime in SO40 7DW

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

Neighbourhood
Ashurst & Cadnam
Council
New Forest
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,407 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SO40 7DW

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO40 7DW area, less than half 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
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 7DWNational
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Burglary6.89.1
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other theft1.64.5
Public order1.54.6
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 39% 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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