Total Crime Rate

197.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.7 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 197.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 131.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.8 10/10
  • Public order 28.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

April Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Harefield , and the 130th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around April Close (SO18 5NP) in the last 12 months was 197.5 per 1,000 residents and was 105.7% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 131.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around April Close (SO18 5NP), the main crime hotspot is near Shales Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in April Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Gabriel'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Yeovil Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Yeovil Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons April Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Portway Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Philip'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary West End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West End Road —
Apr 2026Public order Shales Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Almatade Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Yew Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portway Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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