New Milton West
Middle areaSouth New Forest. 6,195 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 83% of people in New Milton West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in New Milton West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in New Milton West at a rate of 88.9 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 | 266 |
| Other crime | 95 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 46 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 39 |
| Shoplifting | 33 |
| Drug offences | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 23 |
| Burglary | 22 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How New Milton West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is New Milton West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in New Milton West at a rate of 88.9 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, 60 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in New Milton West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (266), other crime (95) and anti-social behaviour (46).
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 New Milton West alone. See New Forest
New Milton West in brief
The median price paid for a home in New Milton West was £309,500 in 2025.
New Milton West had 6,144 usual residents at the census.
About 83% of people in New Milton West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In New Milton West, 78.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.