Crime Rate in Botley, ward

Botley has the 4th highest crime rate of 14 wards in Eastleigh district and the 3037th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 417th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Botley in the last 12 months was 75.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% higher than the Eastleigh district average (66.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Botley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 293 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 344 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Botley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Winchester Road. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.