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Crime in SO45 2PX

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

Neighbourhood
Holbury South
Council
New Forest
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,239 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SO45 2PX

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO45 2PX area, 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
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 2PXNational
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Burglary6.59.1
Public order3.04.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.12.4
Other crime0.11.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 51% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
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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