Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.0 4/10
  • Public order 14.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bays Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Lymington , and the 270th lowest crime rate of 549 local areas in New Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bays Road (SO41 8JB) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 115.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bays Road (SO41 8JB), 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 Bays Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Southbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Southbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Southbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Southbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beresford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Southbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gordon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kerry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chequers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadowlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bays Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Southbourne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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