Total Crime Rate
50.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Foster Way area has the 21st highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Blackwater , and the 161st highest crime rate of 407 local areas in Test Valley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Foster Way (SO51 0AW) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% higher than the Blackwater average (35.6 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Foster Way (SO51 0AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hodinott Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Magnolia Walk (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackwater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wadham Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Minchin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hodinott Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chivers Road | — |
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