Total Crime Rate
23.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Northfield Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Lymington , and the 160th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in New Forest .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Northfield Road (SO41 0RE) in the last 12 months was 23.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% lower than the Lymington average (66.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northfield Road (SO41 0RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Telford Place, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carrington Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Milford & Hordle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Telford Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Telford Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Carrington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Carrington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrington Close | Under investigation |
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