Crime Rates at Holmsley Close, Southampton, SO18 5HD

Holmsley Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Harefield , and the 273rd highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

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 Holmsley Close (SO18 5HD) in the last 12 months was 118.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 114.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmsley Close (SO18 5HD), 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.