Total Crime Rate

147.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 147.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

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 8GJ) 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 8GJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Howards Mead area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holmsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Tree Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deneside Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilverley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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