Total Crime Rate
439.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
108.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Forsythia Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Botley , and the 4th 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 Forsythia Close (SO30 4TP) in the last 12 months was 439.7 per 1,000 residents and was 491.5% 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 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 108.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Forsythia Close (SO30 4TP), the main crime hotspot is near Wildern Court. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pudbrooke Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bader Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bader Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Wildern Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bader Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jasmine Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Goodalls Lane | Under investigation |
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