Total Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 89.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hawkhurst Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Woolston , and the 352nd highest crime rate of 723 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 Hawkhurst Close (SO19 9AW) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% lower than the Woolston average (97.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkhurst Close (SO19 9AW), the main crime hotspot is near Staplehurst Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawkhurst Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tickleford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tickleford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staplehurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wadhurst Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wadhurst Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tickleford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashurst Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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