Postcode · Brockenhurst
Crime in SO42 7TT
How much crime is recorded in SO42 7TT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brockenhurst & Sway
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,731 (2024)
How safe is SO42 7TT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO42 7TT 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
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
SO42 7TTNational
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Burglary6.09.1
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Public order3.44.6
Other theft2.24.5
Shoplifting1.38.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.41.4
Other crime0.21.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.