Total Crime Rate
183.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
107.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026New Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Hamble & Netley , and the 30th 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 New Road (SO31 5BR) in the last 12 months was 183.0 per 1,000 residents and was 188.2% higher than the Hamble & Netley average (63.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 107.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Road (SO31 5BR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hamble & Netley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sedgemead | Under investigation |
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