Crime Rate in Totton Central, ward

Totton Central has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 wards in New Forest district and the 3120th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 430th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Totton Central in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% higher than the New Forest district average (62.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Totton Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 282 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 353 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Totton Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 141 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.