Total Crime Rate
466.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
101.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Johns Road area has the highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Botley , and the 3rd 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 St Johns Road (SO30 4AA) in the last 12 months was 466.9 per 1,000 residents and was 528.0% higher than the Botley average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 100.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Johns Road (SO30 4AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cedar Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cedar Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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