Total Crime Rate

139.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 139.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.5 9/10
  • Public order 27.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Oliver Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Lymington , and the 48th 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 Oliver Road (SO41 8GP) in the last 12 months was 139.5 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 104.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oliver Road (SO41 8GP), the main crime hotspot is near Gordon Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oliver Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Southbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chequers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Southbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Southbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Southbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kerry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bays Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Southbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Southbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howards Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Howards Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gordon Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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