Total Crime Rate

95.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 12.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cooks Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Blackwater , and the 64th highest crime rate of 404 local areas in Test Valley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cooks Lane (SO51 0JD) in the last 12 months was 95.6 per 1,000 residents and was 130.3% higher than the Blackwater average (41.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cooks Lane (SO51 0JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oval Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mount Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cooks Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oval Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oval Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oval Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oval Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oval Road —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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