Total Crime Rate
121.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
64.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shelley Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Marchwood & Eling , and the 55th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in New Forest .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shelley Road (SO40 3NP) in the last 12 months was 121.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shelley Road (SO40 3NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bearslane Close (10 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Archers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Longbridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longbridge Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Archers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Randall Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longbridge Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Court Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coppice Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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