Crime Rate in Hythe Central, ward

Hythe Central has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 wards in New Forest district and the 3394th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 488th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hythe Central in the last 12 months was 69.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% higher than the New Forest district average (62.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hythe Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 200 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 245 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hythe Central ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near The Promenade, with 38 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around The Marsh (19 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.