Total Crime Rate
25.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hammonds Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Marchwood & Eling , and the 172nd lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in New Forest .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hammonds Lane (SO40 3LE) in the last 12 months was 25.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% lower than the Marchwood & Eling average (73.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hammonds Lane (SO40 3LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montgomery Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southern Gardens (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Totton Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Northlands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Montgomery Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hymans Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitcombe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawford Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Montgomery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Montgomery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Mayfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hammonds Way | Under investigation |
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