Total Crime Rate

253.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 253.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 125.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.6 10/10
  • Public order 35.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westwood Road area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Hamble & Netley , and the 13th 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 Westwood Road (SO31 5PY) in the last 12 months was 253.6 per 1,000 residents and was 299.3% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwood Road (SO31 5PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westwood Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Court (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westwood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sellwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwood Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sellwood Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moore Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friarscroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Westwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Westwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwood Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queens View Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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