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Postcode district · Brockenhurst

Crime in SO42

How much crime is recorded in SO42, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
New Forest
Region
South East
Population
5,553 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SO42

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in SO42, well below 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
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).

SO42National
Burglary16.39.1
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Other theft4.64.5
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Public order3.24.6
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 27% 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.

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