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SO40 7

4,958 people · median £465,000 · New Forest

High wellbeing
New Forest Council · Conservative minority — no overall control   24/48 seats · 50% · OCD 2026
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How safe is it? This postcode sector

Crime runs at 6.7 per 1,000 residents a month — below the 9.3 average across districts AcreRight covers. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

13212937Jun 2025May 202633
Monthly recorded crimes within this postcode sector
Per 1,000 / month6.7
Average across AcreRight-covered districts9.3
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months this postcode sector

Violence and sexual offences
141
Burglary
34
Public order
33
Criminal damage and arson
29
Vehicle crime
17
Other theft
14
Recorded crimes by category within this postcode sector, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

On or nearCrimes
Busiest anonymised "on or near" markers over the last 6 months — click a row to centre the crime map there · retail-heavy spots naturally rank high (shoplifting concentrates where the shops are) · police.uk
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