Crime Rates at Hayward Close, Totton, Southampton, SO40 8EJ

Hayward Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Totton North , and the 40th 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 Hayward Close (SO40 8EJ) in the last 12 months was 146.4 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% higher than the Totton North average (85.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hayward Close (SO40 8EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montgomery Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hayward Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.