Postcode district · New Milton
Crime in BH25
How much crime is recorded in BH25, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 27,124 (2024)
BH25Postcode district · New Milton
How safe is BH25
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in BH25, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
BH25National
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Shoplifting6.68.4
Burglary6.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Public order3.64.6
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.