Postcode · Fordingbridge
Crime in SP6 2JS
How much crime is recorded in SP6 2JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fordingbridge, Rockbourne & Woodgreen
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,665 (2024)
SP6 2JSFordingbridge
How safe is SP6 2JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SP6 2JS 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
17.9
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 2JSNational
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Burglary6.89.1
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Other theft5.04.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Public order2.94.6
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.