Postcode · New Milton
Crime in BH25 6HY
How much crime is recorded in BH25 6HY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Milton East
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,751 (2024)
BH25 6HYNew Milton
How safe is BH25 6HY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH25 6HY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 6HYNational
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Burglary14.09.1
Shoplifting11.28.4
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Public order7.34.6
Other theft3.44.5
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.