Crime Rates at Moorland Close, Locks Heath, Southampton, SO31 6WE

Moorland Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Hook-with-Warsash , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 356 local areas in Fareham .

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 Moorland Close (SO31 6WE) in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% lower than the Hook-with-Warsash average (37.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorland Close (SO31 6WE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Common Gardens, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parklands (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.