Total Crime Rate
217.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
156.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thurmell Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Botley , and the 19th highest crime rate of 431 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 Thurmell Close (SO30 0PL) in the last 12 months was 217.8 per 1,000 residents and was 193.0% higher 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 156.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thurmell Close (SO30 0PL), the main crime hotspot is near Thurmell Walk. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherwood Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vantage Copse | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hindmarch Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurmell Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurmell Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thurmell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurmell Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vantage Copse | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vantage Copse | Under investigation |
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