Total Crime Rate

131.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 131.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.8 10/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melchet Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Harefield , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 723 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 Melchet Road (SO18 5GN) in the last 12 months was 131.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% higher than the Harefield average (96.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 102.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melchet Road (SO18 5GN), the main crime hotspot is near Mansfield Park Street. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melchet Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mansfield Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mansfield Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mansfield Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selborne Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steep Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Melchet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chawton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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