Postcode · Lymington
Crime in SO41 6FA
How much crime is recorded in SO41 6FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brockenhurst & Sway
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,797 (2024)
SO41 6FALymington
How safe is SO41 6FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO41 6FA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 6FANational
Violence and sexual offences9.523.6
Burglary4.19.1
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Other theft1.64.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Public order0.74.6
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% 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.