Postcode · New Milton
Crime in BH25 5LL
How much crime is recorded in BH25 5LL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hordle & Bashley
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,143 (2024)
BH25 5LLNew Milton
How safe is BH25 5LL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH25 5LL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
BH25 5LLNational
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Burglary5.39.1
Shoplifting5.08.4
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Other theft1.54.5
Public order1.14.6
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.72.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.