Total Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 20.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 14.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elm Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Lymington , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in New Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Avenue (SO41 8BE) in the last 12 months was 20.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Avenue (SO41 8BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Milford Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Genoa Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Genoa Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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