Total Crime Rate
65.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Burnbank Gardens area has the 15th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Marchwood & Eling , and the 146th 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 Burnbank Gardens (SO40 8WE) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 13.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burnbank Gardens (SO40 8WE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longstock Crescent, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southern Gardens (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Totton South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Longstock Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bramtoco Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawford Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brunswick Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brunswick Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Longstock Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitcombe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Longstock Crescent | Under investigation |
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