Total Crime Rate
241.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
84.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thames Close area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in West End North , and the 15th highest crime rate of 431 local areas in Eastleigh .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Thames Close (SO18 3LE) in the last 12 months was 241.5 per 1,000 residents and was 251.8% higher than the West End North average (68.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thames Close (SO18 3LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tamar Gardens (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thames Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thames Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thames Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thames Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thames Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Torridge Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenwyn Close | Under investigation |
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