Total Crime Rate

298.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 298.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.5 10/10
  • Public order 42.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.6 9/10
  • Burglary 30.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.4 10/10
  • Other theft 27.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

By The Wood area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Totton North , and the 15th 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 By The Wood (SO40 2FQ) in the last 12 months was 298.8 per 1,000 residents and was 206.8% higher than the Totton North average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 140.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around By The Wood (SO40 2FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in By The Wood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldbarn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ewell Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coppice Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Randall Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aintree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Birchglade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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