Crime Rates at Howards Mead, Pennington, Lymington, SO41 8GH

Howards Mead area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Lymington , and the 39th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in New Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howards Mead (SO41 8GH) in the last 12 months was 147.0 per 1,000 residents and was 122.5% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 106.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howards Mead (SO41 8GH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Square, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Howards Mead (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.