Crime Rate in Lyndhurst & Minstead, ward

Lyndhurst & Minstead has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 wards in New Forest district and the 3593rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 578th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lyndhurst & Minstead in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% lower than the New Forest district average (62.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lyndhurst & Minstead’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , up 300.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lyndhurst & Minstead ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.