Total Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 30.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Waters Edge area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Botley , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 431 local areas in Eastleigh .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waters Edge (SO30 4AE) in the last 12 months was 30.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waters Edge (SO30 4AE), the main crime hotspot is near The Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Waters Edge area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clover Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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