Total Crime Rate
73.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Spicers Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Marchwood & Eling , and the 132nd highest 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 Spicers Way (SO40 9AX) in the last 12 months was 73.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spicers Way (SO40 9AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A35, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Players Crescent (8 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 | Drugs | A35 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spicer'S Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A35 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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