Total Crime Rate

125.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Botley , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 430 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 West Road (SO30 4BD) in the last 12 months was 125.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% higher than the Botley average (75.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Road (SO30 4BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fern Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Siblings (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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