Total Crime Rate
37.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sandy Field Way area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Botley , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 430 local areas in Eastleigh .
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 Sandy Field Way (SO32 2GA) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% lower than the Botley average (75.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandy Field Way (SO32 2GA), the main crime hotspot is near Winchester Road. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Botley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Winchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bushy Dene Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Appleby Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kiln Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kiln Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kiln Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morley Lee Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morley Lee Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morley Lee Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morley Lee Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsman Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kingsman Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bushy Dene Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsman Drive | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sandy Field Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilly Field Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Winchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilly Field Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Winchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Winchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Winchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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