Capt. Jonathan Currier House · Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Crime in South Hampton: the figures, without a grade
A 10-mile radius takes in 12 places that are graded. For a graded neighbor, the nearest is East Kingston (A+), 3 miles away. South Hampton’s police reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023, so there is no Safety Grade: the grade needs all three years, 2023–2025.
1 crime reported in 2025
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so we show counts rather than rates.
Every offense type reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
0 violent and 1 property, as reported to the FBI by South Hampton’s police.
The nearest New Hampshire towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Kingston | A+ | 3 mi | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Hampton Falls | A− | 4 mi | 0.6 | 5.4 |
| Newton | A+ | 5 mi | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Seabrook | C | 5 mi | 1.7 | 24.4 |
| Kingston | A | 6 mi | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| Exeter | A− | 7 mi | 0.5 | 5.6 |
Straight-line distance from the center of South Hampton. Nearby towns can differ a lot from South Hampton.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
One person died in crashes on South Hampton’s roads in 2019–2023
South Hampton had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died.
That is about what is typical for New Hampshire towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (10.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of South Hampton’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so South Hampton’s own rate (20.3) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
South Hampton and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton | A+ | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| East Kingston | A+ | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Seabrook | C | 1.7 | 24.4 |
| Kensington | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Kensington reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of South Hampton. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against South Hampton’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (893 in 2025); our figure for South Hampton is 892 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in South Hampton
Is South Hampton, NH safe?
There is no Safety Grade for South Hampton. The nearest New Hampshire towns with a grade are East Kingston (A+, 3 mi), Hampton Falls (A−, 4 mi), Newton (A+, 5 mi).
Who polices South Hampton?
South Hampton’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “South Hampton”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.