Total Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cheam Way area has the 21st highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Marchwood & Eling , and the 195th highest crime rate of 548 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 Cheam Way (SO40 3PL) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheam Way (SO40 3PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tennyson Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackwater Mews (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cheam Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haltons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kilnyard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mortimer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Haltons Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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