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Crime in SO41

How much crime is recorded in SO41, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
New Forest
Region
South East
Population
37,460 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SO41

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in SO41, 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
15.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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).

SO41National
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Burglary5.89.1
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Shoplifting2.68.4
Other theft2.54.5
Public order2.54.6
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 28% 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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