Total Crime Rate
207.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
153.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Russell Place 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 Russell Place (SO40 3GP) 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 Russell Place (SO40 3GP), the main crime hotspot is near Haydock Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Totton North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haydock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexander Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Haydock Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Haydock Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haydock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kilnyard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tedder Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haydock Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Mountbatten Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mortimer Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haltons Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charnwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Haltons Close | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Montgomery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Montgomery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Montgomery Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Northlands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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