Crime Rate in Milford & Hordle, ward

Milford & Hordle has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 26 wards in New Forest district and the 530th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 54th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Milford & Hordle in the last 12 months was 26.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% lower than the New Forest district average (62.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Milford & Hordle’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 128 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Milford & Hordle ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Everton Road, with 11 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Swallow Drive (10 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.