Postcode · Lymington
Crime in SO41 6AB
How much crime is recorded in SO41 6AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brockenhurst & Sway
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,074 (2024)
How safe is SO41 6AB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO41 6AB area, less than half 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
15.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 6ABNational
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Burglary7.39.1
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Other theft2.34.5
Public order1.94.6
Shoplifting1.58.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.