Crime Rates at Drake Close, Locks Heath, Southampton, SO31 6NG

Drake Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Locks Heath , and the 139th highest crime rate of 356 local areas in Fareham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drake Close (SO31 6NG) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% higher than the Locks Heath average (30.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drake Close (SO31 6NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Locks Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.