Total Crime Rate

270.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 270.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 85.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Public order 32.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackbushe Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Coxford , and the 80th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackbushe Close (SO16 8HH) in the last 12 months was 270.8 per 1,000 residents and was 207.4% higher than the Coxford average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackbushe Close (SO16 8HH), the main crime hotspot is near Hornchurch Road. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackbushe Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hornchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hornchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sutherland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chisholm Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chisholm Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Menzies Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sinclair Road —
Apr 2026Public order Berwick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornchurch Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northolt Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Odiham Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northolt Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chelveston Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hornchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matheson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matheson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matheson Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Odiham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wittering Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hornchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Lord'S Hill Centre West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornchurch Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Lord'S Hill Centre West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunbar Close —
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Data Sources

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