Total Crime Rate
129.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Botley , and the 51st 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 High Street (SO30 2EA) in the last 12 months was 129.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (SO30 2EA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Botley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warner Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Four Acre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheping Gardens | — |
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