Postcode sector · Lymington
Crime in SO41 5
How much crime is recorded in SO41 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 3,642 (2024)
How safe is SO41 5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in SO41 5, 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
17.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
SO41 5National
Burglary18.39.1
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Other theft5.64.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.
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