Crime Rates at Brookside, Totton, Southampton, SO40 9FL

Brookside area has the 17th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Marchwood & Eling , and the 159th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in New Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brookside (SO40 9FL) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% lower than the Marchwood & Eling average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -59.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookside (SO40 9FL), the main crime hotspot is near Powell Crescent. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.