Total Crime Rate
250.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Westwood Road area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Hamble & Netley , and the 14th 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 Westwood Road (SO31 5EL) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 291.9% higher than the Hamble & Netley average (63.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 153.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westwood Road (SO31 5EL), the main crime hotspot is near Grange Court. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hamble & Netley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grange Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grange Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robin Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westwood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westwood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westwood Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Friarscroft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Denzil Avenue | Under investigation |
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