Total Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Mescott Meadows area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Botley , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 430 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 Mescott Meadows (SO30 2JU) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% lower than the Botley average (75.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mescott Meadows (SO30 2JU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mescott Meadows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hibberd Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Whites Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whites Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gammon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Whites Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hibberd Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B3342 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B3342 —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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