Postcode · Fordingbridge
Crime in SP6 3FE
How much crime is recorded in SP6 3FE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,319 (2024)
How safe is SP6 3FE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SP6 3FE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 3FENational
Burglary9.19.1
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Violence and sexual offences6.023.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft2.54.5
Public order2.44.6
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.