Postcode district · Fordingbridge
Crime in SP6
How much crime is recorded in SP6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 19,631 (2024)
SP6Postcode district · Fordingbridge
How safe is SP6
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in SP6, 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
14.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
SP6National
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Burglary10.29.1
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft3.24.5
Public order2.84.6
Shoplifting2.28.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.