Crime Rates at Mountain Ash Close, Southampton, SO18 5SH

Mountain Ash Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Harefield , and the 117th highest crime rate of 734 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 Mountain Ash Close (SO18 5SH) in the last 12 months was 222.7 per 1,000 residents and was 148.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 105.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountain Ash Close (SO18 5SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Somerset Avenue, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boswell Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.