Total Crime Rate

71.4 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 71.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Seymour 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.

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Crime Over Time in Seymour Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haydock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Haydock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haydock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Birchglade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aintree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wetherby Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Haydock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldbarn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Flowerdown Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Filton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Filton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Filton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Appletree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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