Crime Rate in Hythe South, ward

Hythe South has the 5th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in New Forest district and the 1564th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 266th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hythe South in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower than the New Forest district average (62.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hythe South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 183 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 212 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hythe South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Wildground Lane, with 35 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Knightstone Grange (23 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.