Crime Rates at Forest Hills Drive, Southampton, SO18 2FX

Forest Hills Drive area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 226th lowest crime rate of 723 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 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower than the Bitterne Park average (81.9 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% 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 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Copsewood Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.