Total Crime Rate
33.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Upper New Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in West End North , and the 165th 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 Upper New Road (SO30 3BA) in the last 12 months was 33.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% lower than the West End North average (68.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 11.0 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 Upper New Road (SO30 3BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leckford Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shotters Hill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woodland Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woodland Mews | Under investigation |
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