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Crime in SO45 2QB

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

Neighbourhood
Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley
Council
New Forest
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,450 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SO45 2QB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO45 2QB 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
18.5
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 2QBNational
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Burglary6.69.1
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Public order3.54.6
Other theft1.94.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 53% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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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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