Total Crime Rate

146.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 146.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.0 9/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Barnsfield Crescent 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 Barnsfield Crescent (SO40 8EU) 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 Barnsfield Crescent (SO40 8EU), the main crime hotspot is near Haydock Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barnsfield Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coblands Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rufus Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rufus Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rufus Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haydock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Haydock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chepstow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayward Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chepstow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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