Total Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 29.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Rufus Gardens area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Totton North , and the 201st lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in New Forest .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rufus Gardens (SO40 8TA) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rufus Gardens (SO40 8TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watson Walk, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rufus Gardens (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rufus Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cypress Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Driftwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rufus Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabapple Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rufus Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clydesdale Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clydesdale Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rufus Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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