Crap Towns / Lymington / Crime

How much crime is there in Lymington?

The police recorded 56.3 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Lymington from September 2023 to August 2026, 26% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 24.5. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 53.2, down from 58.9 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	58.9	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	57.2	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	53.2	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	24.5	34.1
Shoplifting	6.8	7.1
Public order	6.4	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	5.5	7.0
Other theft	4.1	5.4
Burglary	2.3	3.1
Vehicle crime	1.9	3.8
Other crime	1.3	2.0
Bicycle theft	1.3	0.5
Drugs	1.2	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.7	0.8
Robbery	0.4	0.6
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
New Milton	7.3 km	82.0
Freshwater and Totland	9.0 km	56.6
Lymington	–	56.3
Hythe and Dibden Purlieu	15.4 km	55.1
Blackfield and Langley	14.2 km	54.5
Holbury	14.8 km	45.7
Marchwood	16.7 km	42.8
Cowes	17.1 km	42.4
Christchurch	13.6 km	42.3
Ashley	5.6 km	39.0
Barton on Sea	7.5 km	21.5
The typical town	–	76.2