Total Crime Rate

214.7 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 214.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Blackwater Mews area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Totton Central , and the 20th 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 Mews (SO40 2GL) in the last 12 months was 214.7 per 1,000 residents and was 191.1% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 105.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackwater Mews (SO40 2GL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Blackwater Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haydock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haydock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Haydock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Haydock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boniface Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wetherby Gardens Local resolution
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Data Sources

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