Total Crime Rate
12.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Crusader Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Botley , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 431 local areas in Eastleigh .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Crusader Road (SO30 0PD) in the last 12 months was 12.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% lower than the Botley average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crusader Road (SO30 0PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Foxgloves, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferndale (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Botley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamella Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Gardens | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rowan Gardens | Under investigation |
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