Total Crime Rate

61.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Benbow Gardens area has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Totton Central , and the 177th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in New Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Benbow Gardens (SO40 2SX) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benbow Gardens (SO40 2SX), the main crime hotspot is near Nutshalling Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Benbow Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutshalling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Amberwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutshalling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Birchglade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aintree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Randall Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coppice Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutshalling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutshalling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nutshalling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nutshalling Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Nutshalling Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nutshalling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nutshalling Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutshalling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldbarn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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