Total Crime Rate

123.6 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 123.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 37.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

South Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Lymington , and the 61st highest 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 South Street (SO41 8QN) in the last 12 months was 123.6 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (SO41 8QN), 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.

View Crime In Lymington

Crime Over Time in South Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bays Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gordon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Southbourne Road Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Chequers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 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 Holm Oaks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Way Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.