Postcode · Fordingbridge
Crime in SP6 1RT
How much crime is recorded in SP6 1RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fordingbridge, Rockbourne & Woodgreen
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,823 (2024)
SP6 1RTFordingbridge
How safe is SP6 1RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SP6 1RT area, 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
24.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 1RTNational
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Anti-social behaviour15.810.7
Shoplifting12.08.4
Public order10.64.6
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Burglary5.69.1
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.71.4
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.