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Crime in SO45 2

How much crime is recorded in SO45 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
New Forest
Region
South East
Population
9,502 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SO45 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SO45 2, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).

SO45 2National
Violence and sexual offences20.623.6
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Burglary5.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Shoplifting3.58.4
Public order2.94.6
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 20% 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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