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March 2026 Source: Hampshire Constabulary Police

new forest Crime Intelligence Report

new forest recorded 821 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 4.65 per 1,000 residents. This places new forest at #205 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 19.2% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 7.0% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

821
trending_up +19.2% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

52.73per 1k
Moderate

National Safety

#36of 330

Top 11% Safest UK

Hampshire

#3rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
On or near Parking Area Map
Violence and sexual offences: 20
20
On or near Parking Area Map
Anti-social behaviour: 17
17
On or near Supermarket Map
Shoplifting: 15
15
On or near Beaulieu Road Map
Anti-social behaviour: 12
12
On or near Sports/Recreation Area Map
Violence and sexual offences: 11
11
On or near Beech Crescent Map
Violence and sexual offences: 9
9
On or near Vicarage Lane Map
Other theft: 6 Burglary: 2
6
On or near Supermarket Map
Anti-social behaviour: 6 Public order: 2
6
On or near Parking Area Map
Criminal damage and arson: 8
8
On or near The Promenade Map
Shoplifting: 7
7

Crime Breakdown

March 2026
821 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
346
42.1%
Anti-social Behaviour
101
12.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
69
8.4%
Shoplifting
66
8.0%
Public Order
52
6.3%
Burglary
52
6.3%
Other Theft
46
5.6%
Vehicle Crime
31
3.8%
Drug Offences
18
2.2%
Other Crime
15
1.8%
Bicycle Theft
8
1.0%
Robbery
6
0.7%
Weapons Possession
6
0.7%
Theft from Person
5
0.6%

Stop & Search

March 2026

1,621

Total Stops

18.1%

Arrest Rate

95

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Firearms

5

Evidence of offences under the Act

1

Outcome

A no further action disposal1,013
Arrest293
Community resolution273
Summons / charged by post35
Not recorded7

Gender

Male1,357
Female250
Other14

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

81.6%

White

9.6%

Black

5.1%

Asian

3.8%

Other

Stop & search data published by Hampshire Constabulary under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

34 wards

Highest Crime

#Ward Crimes Rate
1Totton East 43 88.8
2Totton West 39 86.2
3Totton North 32 71.0
4Ringwood South 57 70.7
5Milton 54 69.8

Safest Wards

Ward Crimes Rate
shieldHordle 14 2.5
shieldMilford 9 1.8
shieldBarton 15 2.8
shieldBoldre and Sway 9 1.6
shieldRingwood North 13 2.1

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +19.2%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -7.0%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.9%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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