Total Crime Rate

203.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 203.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 35.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Botley Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in West End North , and the 21st highest crime rate of 431 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 Botley Road (SO30 3XA) in the last 12 months was 203.0 per 1,000 residents and was 195.7% higher than the West End North average (68.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 85.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 85.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Botley Road (SO30 3XA), the main crime hotspot is near Marshall Drive. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Botley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monarch Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Marshall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monarch Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monarch Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monarch Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monarch Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monarch Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monarch Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monarch Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Bamber Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bamber Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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