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Crime in SO40 8

How much crime is recorded in SO40 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
New Forest
Region
South East
Population
17,030 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SO40 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SO40 8, 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
28.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences22.523.6
Burglary10.99.1
Shoplifting6.28.4
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Public order5.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft3.54.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 9% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
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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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