Postcode · New Milton
Crime in BH25 7HT
How much crime is recorded in BH25 7HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barton on Sea
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,865 (2024)
BH25 7HTNew Milton
How safe is BH25 7HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH25 7HT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 7HTNational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Shoplifting12.38.4
Drugs2.72.4
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Public order2.14.6
Other crime1.81.5
Other theft1.54.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Robbery1.31.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Burglary0.19.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.