Crime Rates at Valley Close, Blackfield, Southampton, SO45 1WU

Valley Close area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley , and the 22nd 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 Valley Close (SO45 1WU) in the last 12 months was 206.0 per 1,000 residents and was 252.1% 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 Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Close (SO45 1WU), 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.