Postcode district · Lyndhurst
Crime in SO43
How much crime is recorded in SO43, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 6,970 (2024)
SO43Postcode district · Lyndhurst
How safe is SO43
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in SO43, 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
20.2
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).
SO43National
Burglary14.39.1
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Public order2.34.6
Shoplifting1.88.4
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.