Total Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Firs Drive area has the 35th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Botley , and the 166th highest crime rate of 430 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 Firs Drive (SO30 4QL) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% lower than the Botley average (75.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firs Drive (SO30 4QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Catherines View, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Damen Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Firs Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Northam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clover Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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