Total Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 64.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forest Hills Drive area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 274th lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Hills Drive (SO18 2FX) in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower than the Bitterne Park average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Hills Drive (SO18 2FX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodmill Lane, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Copsewood Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Hills Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Halstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Farm Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copsewood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Halstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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