Crime Rate in Lymington, ward

Lymington has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 wards in New Forest district and the 3245th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 458th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lymington in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% higher than the New Forest district average (62.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lymington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 198 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 71.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 273 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lymington ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.