Total Crime Rate

222.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 222.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.8 10/10
  • Public order 37.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 37.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Selwyn Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bishopstoke , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Eastleigh .

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 Selwyn Gardens (SO50 4PX) in the last 12 months was 222.8 per 1,000 residents and was 481.0% higher than the Bishopstoke average (38.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 132.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selwyn Gardens (SO50 4PX), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Selwyn Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Arrow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Harewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tiptree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaulieu Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arrow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petworth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mottisfont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mottisfont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crestwood View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crestwood View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crestwood View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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