Total Crime Rate
280.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
128.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Longbridge Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Totton North , and the 14th highest crime rate of 548 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 Longbridge Court (SO40 2QU) in the last 12 months was 280.5 per 1,000 residents and was 229.8% higher than the Totton North average (85.0 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 128.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Longbridge Court (SO40 2QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shelley Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Totton North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Longbridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longbridge Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longbridge Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Court Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Randall Close | Under investigation |
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