Total Crime Rate

72.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.3 6/10
  • Public order 25.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Melchet Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Harefield , and the 313th lowest crime rate of 734 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 Melchet Road (SO18 5GN) in the last 12 months was 72.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% lower than the Harefield average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melchet Road (SO18 5GN), 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

Crime Over Time in Melchet Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steep Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bentley Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Denmead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Beechwood Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Melchet Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Melchet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mansfield Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melchet Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Chalk Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selborne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Steep Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Selborne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Selborne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selborne Avenue —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 15 of 15

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑