Total Crime Rate
43.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cherrywood Gardens area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Totton North , and the 265th highest crime rate of 549 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 Cherrywood Gardens (SO40 8FZ) in the last 12 months was 43.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% lower than the Totton North average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cherrywood Gardens (SO40 8FZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watson Walk, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hunters Crescent (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Totton North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Serle Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Serle Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherrywood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alfred Close | Under investigation |
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