Crime Rates at Melchet Road, Southampton, SO18 5GR

Melchet Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Harefield , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melchet Road (SO18 5GR) in the last 12 months was 46.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melchet Road (SO18 5GR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Somerset Avenue, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mansfield Park Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.