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Crime in SP6 3

How much crime is recorded in SP6 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
New Forest
Region
South East
Population
13,966 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SP6 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SP6 3, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
14.8
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).

SP6 3National
Burglary10.69.1
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.84.6
Shoplifting2.58.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.71.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% 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.

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