Crime Rates at Huxley Close, Locks Heath, Southampton, SO31 6RR

Huxley Close area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Avenue , and the 174th lowest 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 Huxley Close (SO31 6RR) in the last 12 months was 34.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% lower than the Avenue average (40.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Huxley Close (SO31 6RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penhale Gardens, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Churchill Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.