Total Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 8.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Churchward Gardens area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Botley , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 431 local areas in Eastleigh .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Churchward Gardens (SO30 2XP) in the last 12 months was 24.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% lower than the Botley average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchward Gardens (SO30 2XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wellstead Way, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warner Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Churchward Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliot Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellstead Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Budds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Budds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paynes Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellstead Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellstead Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellstead Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellstead Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minchin Acres —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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