Hythe
Middle areaEast New Forest. 7,385 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Hythe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hythe
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hythe at a rate of 52.8 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 | 148 |
| Other crime | 84 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 50 |
| Shoplifting | 34 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 33 |
| Burglary | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 15 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hythe compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Hythe safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hythe at a rate of 52.8 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, 33 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hythe.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (148), other crime (84) and anti-social behaviour (50).
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 Hythe alone. See New Forest
Hythe in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hythe was £340,000 in 2025.
Hythe had 7,276 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Hythe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hythe, 92.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.