Total Crime Rate
71.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Seymour Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Totton Central , and the 158th 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 Seymour Close (SO40 2TW) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Seymour Close (SO40 2TW), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Haydock Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Haydock Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haydock Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Birchglade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aintree Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wetherby Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wetherby Gardens | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Haydock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oldbarn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Flowerdown Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Filton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Filton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Filton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Appletree Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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