Crime Rates at Southwood Gardens, Locks Heath, Southampton, SO31 6WL

Southwood Gardens area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Hook-with-Warsash , and the 132nd 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 Southwood Gardens (SO31 6WL) in the last 12 months was 25.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwood Gardens (SO31 6WL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peters Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heath Road South (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.