Postcode · Fordingbridge
Crime in SP6 1FT
How much crime is recorded in SP6 1FT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fordingbridge, Rockbourne & Woodgreen
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,936 (2024)
SP6 1FTFordingbridge
How safe is SP6 1FT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SP6 1FT area, well 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
21.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
SP6 1FTNational
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Burglary8.29.1
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other theft2.04.5
Public order1.74.6
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 38% 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.