Lymington Town & Boldre
Middle areaEast New Forest. 8,490 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 149 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 68% of people in Lymington Town & Boldre live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Lymington Town & Boldre
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lymington Town & Boldre at a rate of 70.0 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 | 187 |
| Other crime | 158 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 63 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 57 |
| Shoplifting | 53 |
| Burglary | 41 |
| Vehicle crime | 20 |
| Drug offences | 10 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Lymington Town & Boldre compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Lymington Town & Boldre safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lymington Town & Boldre at a rate of 70.0 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, 67 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lymington Town & Boldre.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (187), other crime (158) and anti-social behaviour (63).
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 Lymington Town & Boldre alone. See New Forest
Lymington Town & Boldre in brief
The median price paid for a home in Lymington Town & Boldre was £530,000 in 2025.
Lymington Town & Boldre had 8,514 usual residents at the census.
About 68% of people in Lymington Town & Boldre live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Lymington Town & Boldre, 61.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.