Total Crime Rate
119.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lewry Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Botley , and the 58th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Eastleigh .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lewry Road (SO32 2GB) in the last 12 months was 119.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% higher than the Botley average (75.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 90.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lewry Road (SO32 2GB), the main crime hotspot is near Appleby Drive. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 21 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilly Field Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsman Drive | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| 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 | 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 | Kiln Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsman Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bushy Dene Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bushy Dene Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sandy Field Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilly Field Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kingsman Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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