Total Crime Rate
35.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Paddocks area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley , and the 250th lowest crime rate of 548 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 The Paddocks (SO45 1FL) in the last 12 months was 35.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% lower than the Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley average (57.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons 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 7 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Paddocks (SO45 1FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Falcon Fields, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Linda Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Lane | Under investigation |
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