Total Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stour Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in West End North , and the 105th highest crime rate of 431 local areas in Eastleigh .

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 Stour Close (SO18 3LL) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stour Close (SO18 3LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hill Cottage Gardens, where police recorded 50 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.

Crime Over Time in Stour Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Torridge Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Cottage Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stour Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carpathia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carpathia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carpathia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Atlantic Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Cottage Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hill Cottage Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hill Cottage Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hill Cottage Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frome Road —

Data Sources

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