Crime Rates at Wykeham Close, Netley Abbey, Southampton, SO31 5ER

Wykeham Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Hamble & Netley , and the 16th highest crime rate of 431 local areas in Eastleigh .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wykeham Close (SO31 5ER) in the last 12 months was 233.5 per 1,000 residents and was 267.6% higher than the Hamble & Netley average (63.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wykeham Close (SO31 5ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garfield Road, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.