Crime Rates in New Forest, local authority district
Crime Rate
60.8
60.8
Low 2/10
* the lower the better
Annual total crime rate in New Forest, (local authority district) is 60.8 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 2 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.
Crime rates in New Forest (local authority district) by type
Data source: data.police.uk
Dec 2024 - Nov 2025
Above are annual crime rates in New Forest (local authority district) by crime type.
The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in New Forest (local authority district).
The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of New Forest (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.
Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.
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Historical crime rates in New Forest (local authority district) and South East (region)
- New ForestLAD
- South Eastregion
Data source: data.police.uk
Crime rate ratings in New Forest (local authority district)
Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.
Vertical: number of areas
Data source: data.police.uk
Annual total crime rates of wards within New Forest (local authority district)
| Ward name | Crime Rate |
|---|---|
| 1. Barton & Becton | 26.3 low |
| 2. Milford & Hordle | 26.4 low |
| 3. Downlands & Forest North | 29.1 low |
| 4. Totton South | 39.7 low |
| 5. Ringwood North & Ellingham | 45.2 low |
| 6. Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East | 45.7 low |
| 7. Sway | 47.1 low |
| 8. Hythe Central | 48.6 low |
| 9. Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill | 49.7 low |
| 10. Forest & Solent | 51 low |
| 11. Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley | 52.1 low |
| 12. Pennington | 55 low |
| 13. Hythe South | 59.7 low |
| 14. Lyndhurst & Minstead | 59.9 low |
| 15. Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh | 63.4 low |
| 16. Hardley, Holbury & North Blackfield | 63.8 low |
| 17. Dibden & Dibden Purlieu | 66.3 low |
| 18. Lymington | 69.1 low |
| 19. Marchwood & Eling | 69.3 low |
| 20. Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge | 69.4 low |
| 21. Fordingbridge, Godshill & Hyde | 72.5 low |
| 22. Ballard | 73.8 low |
| 23. Ringwood South | 93 low |
| 24. Totton Central | 94.5 low |
| 25. Totton North | 94.9 low |
| 26. Milton | 95.5 low |
*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population
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Data source: data.police.uk
Dec 2024 - Nov 2025