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

Forest Hills Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Hills Drive (SO18 2FZ) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% lower than the Bitterne Park average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Hills Drive (SO18 2FZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near River Walk, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Helena Gardens (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.