Crime Rates at New Road, Blackfield, Southampton, SO45 1WA

New Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley , and the 38th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in New Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Road (SO45 1WA) in the last 12 months was 166.3 per 1,000 residents and was 184.2% higher than the Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (SO45 1WA), the main crime hotspot is near Pendleton Gardens. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.