Total Crime Rate
131.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025West End Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Harefield , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 734 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 West End Road (SO18 3BX) in the last 12 months was 131.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% higher than the Harefield average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West End Road (SO18 3BX), the main crime hotspot is near Mansfield Park Street. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Harefield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mansfield Park Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Steep Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Selborne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Selborne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Selborne Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Melchet Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mansfield Park Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Melchet Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Steep Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chalk Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Denmead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bentley Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beechwood Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatcroft Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melchet Road | — |
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