Total Crime Rate

147.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 147.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 25.8 7/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hamble Wood 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 Hamble Wood (SO30 2GX) 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 Hamble Wood (SO30 2GX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hamble Wood area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kilford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Under investigation

Data Sources

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