Total Crime Rate
14.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Milford Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Lymington , and the 97th 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 Milford Road (SO41 8DN) in the last 12 months was 14.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milford Road (SO41 8DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Milford Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Pennington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Genoa Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Genoa Close | Under investigation |
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