Total Crime Rate

296.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 296.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 173.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.9 9/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Robbery 12.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hobb Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Botley , and the 9th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Eastleigh .

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 Hobb Lane (SO30 0GF) in the last 12 months was 296.5 per 1,000 residents and was 294.8% higher than the Botley average (75.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 223.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 94.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hobb Lane (SO30 0GF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birch Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barton Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hobb Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Coulsdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Patricia Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Barton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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