New Forest Heart vs Wight Rural South

New Forest Heart has a safety score of 31/100 (Below Average) and recorded 608 crimes in the last 12 months. Wight Rural South has a safety score of 43/100 (Below Average) with 420 crimes. Wight Rural South scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

New Forest Heart shows a year-on-year crime trend of -21.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Wight Rural South shows -15.8% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In New Forest Heart, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (215 incidents). In Wight Rural South, it is Violent Crime (206 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

New Forest Heart recorded 62 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wight Rural South recorded 39. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in New Forest Heart totalled 215 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 206 in Wight Rural South. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, New Forest Heart recorded 772 crimes (now 608, a change of -21.2%). Wight Rural South recorded 499 crimes previously (now 420, -15.8%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. New Forest Heart has a resolution rate of 0% and Wight Rural South has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

New Forest Heart falls within the Hampshire Constabulary boundary. Wight Rural South is covered by Hampshire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both New Forest Heart and Wight Rural South. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.