Total Crime Rate

121.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howards Mead area has the 6th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Lymington , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 549 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 8GJ) in the last 12 months was 121.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% higher than the Lymington average (71.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 89.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howards Mead (SO41 8GJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Square, where police recorded 25 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.

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Crime Over Time in Howards Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chequers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Howards Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kerry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Corbin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilverley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howards Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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