Total Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 72.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 17.1 4/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Knockwood Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Blackwater , and the 98th highest crime rate of 404 local areas in Test Valley .

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 Knockwood Lane (SO20 8EF) in the last 12 months was 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% higher than the Blackwater average (41.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knockwood Lane (SO20 8EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walker Rise, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Knockwood Lane area

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Data Sources

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