Total Crime Rate
43.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brackley Way area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Totton Central , and the 263rd 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 Brackley Way (SO40 3HS) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brackley Way (SO40 3HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mortimer Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Totton Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewell Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boniface Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mortimer Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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