Postcode · Fordingbridge
Crime in SP6 3FD
How much crime is recorded in SP6 3FD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,562 (2024)
SP6 3FDFordingbridge
How safe is SP6 3FD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SP6 3FD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 3FDNational
Violence and sexual offences5.923.6
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Burglary3.09.1
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft1.44.5
Public order0.54.6
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.