Crime Rates at Water Lane, Totton, Southampton, SO40 3GE

Water Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Totton Central , and the 21st 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 Water Lane (SO40 3GE) in the last 12 months was 207.4 per 1,000 residents and was 211.9% higher than the Totton Central average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 153.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Lane (SO40 3GE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montgomery Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hayward Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.