Crime Rates at Forsythia Close, Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 4TP

Forsythia Close area has the highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Botley , and the 4th 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 Forsythia Close (SO30 4TP) in the last 12 months was 449.8 per 1,000 residents and was 498.8% higher than the Botley average (75.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 121 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 107.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 90.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forsythia Close (SO30 4TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wildern Court, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Simmons Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.