Overview of New Forest crime rate
The most frequently reported crimes in New Forest are Violence and sexual offences (37.5%), Criminal damage and arson (10.0%), and Public order (9.8%), with the rarest being Possession of weapons (1.2%), Theft from the person (0.5%), and Robbery (0.4%).
Among its 34 wards, those with the highest crime rates include Boldre and Sway (137.5), Totton East (123.4), and Milton (New Forest) (116.5), while the safest are Bashley (35.2), Barton (New Forest) (34.7), and Hordle (24.9).
Within its postcode districts, the highest crime rates are observed in PO1 (279.1), SO43 (163.0), and SO40 (154.0), with the safest being BH24 (58.7), BH21 (36.4), and SP5 (35.8).
New Forest crime incidents by crime type
- Violence and sexual offences – 4751 (37.5)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 1265 (10.0)%
- Public order – 1240 (9.8)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 1086 (8.6)%
- Other theft – 981 (7.7)%
- Shoplifting – 955 (7.5)%
- Vehicle crime – 709 (5.6)%
- Burglary – 689 (5.4)%
- Drugs – 375 (3.0)%
- Other crime – 183 (1.4)%
- Bicycle theft – 172 (1.4)%
- Possession of weapons – 155 (1.2)%
- Theft from the person – 68 (0.5)%
- Robbery – 47 (0.4)%
How does New Forest compare against nearby areas ?
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas New Forest is compared against
Crime rates in New Forest wards
There are 34 wards within New Forest. Boldre and Sway, Totton East, Milton (New Forest) has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
List of all 34 wards from high crime rate to low.
- Boldre and Sway (137.5)
- Totton East (123.4)
- Milton (New Forest) (116.5)
- Totton West (108.8)
- Lymington Town (105.0)
- Bramshaw, Copythorne North and Minstead (94.7)
- Totton North (93.5)
- Ringwood South (88.8)
- Dibden and Hythe East (86.5)
- Holbury and North Blackfield (85.9)
- Forest North West (85.3)
- Hythe West and Langdown (84.0)
- Ashurst, Copythorne South and Netley Marsh (72.6)
- Butts Ash and Dibden Purlieu (72.3)
- Fordingbridge (70.8)
- Brockenhurst and Forest South East (69.9)
- Fernhill (New Forest) (69.0)
- Lyndhurst (67.9)
- Bransgore and Burley (64.4)
- Pennington (63.6)
- Totton South (58.5)
- Fawley, Blackfield and Langley (56.2)
- Furzedown and Hardley (54.5)
- Ringwood East and Sopley (53.2)
- Downlands and Forest (51.5)
- Becton (49.1)
- Totton Central (48.9)
- Buckland (New Forest) (44.5)
- Marchwood (41.9)
- Milford (New Forest) (41.0)
- Ringwood North (39.6)
- Bashley (35.2)
- Barton (New Forest) (34.7)
- Hordle (24.9)
Analyze trends and crime types for New Forest wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under New Forest
There are 14 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with New Forest. Highest crime rates in PO1, SO43, SO40 .
- PO1 – 279.1
- SO43 – 163.0
- SO40 – 154.0
- SO45 – 149.4
- SO41 – 137.6
- SO42 – 129.1
- SO51 – 116.8
- BH31 – 77.6
- BH25 – 68.0
- BH23 – 64.0
- SP6 – 59.6
- BH24 – 58.7
- BH21 – 36.4
- SP5 – 35.8
Postcode districts in New Forest
For postcode level details drill down the postcode districts or visit Postcode Search