Brockenhurst & Sway
Middle areaSouth New Forest. 7,311 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 66 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 42% of people in Brockenhurst & Sway live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Brockenhurst & Sway
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brockenhurst & Sway at a rate of 38.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 58.4 per 1,000 people across New Forest.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 99 |
| Other crime | 61 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 34 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 29 |
| Burglary | 22 |
| Shoplifting | 16 |
| Vehicle crime | 15 |
| Drug offences | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Brockenhurst & Sway compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Brockenhurst & Sway safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brockenhurst & Sway at a rate of 38.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 58.4 per 1,000 people across New Forest.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 47 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Brockenhurst & Sway.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (99), other crime (61) and criminal damage and arson (34).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of New Forest
These figures are published for the whole of New Forest, not for each middle area, so they describe all of New Forest and not Brockenhurst & Sway alone. See New Forest
Brockenhurst & Sway in brief
The median price paid for a home in Brockenhurst & Sway was £716,250 in 2025.
Brockenhurst & Sway had 7,390 usual residents at the census.
About 42% of people in Brockenhurst & Sway live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Brockenhurst & Sway, 87.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.