Total Crime Rate
147.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Botley , and the 42nd 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 Church Lane (SO30 2EJ) in the last 12 months was 147.6 per 1,000 residents and was 96.5% higher than the Botley average (75.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 92.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Lane (SO30 2EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Botley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kilford Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mill Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Hill | Under investigation |
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