Total Crime Rate
190.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blackwater Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Totton Central , and the 28th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in New Forest .
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 Blackwater Drive (SO40 2AW) in the last 12 months was 190.6 per 1,000 residents and was 158.5% higher than the Totton Central average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 117.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blackwater Drive (SO40 2AW), the main crime hotspot is near Haydock Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Totton Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Haydock Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aintree Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mortimer Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wetherby Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wetherby Gardens | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haydock Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haydock Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Haydock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Flowerdown Close | Local resolution |
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