Total Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 35.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ambleside area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Botley , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 431 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 Ambleside (SO30 2NT) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambleside (SO30 2NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Precosa Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ambleside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tickner Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tickner Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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