Total Crime Rate
19.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Butlers Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Blackwater , and the 98th lowest 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 Butlers Close (SO51 0LY) in the last 12 months was 19.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% lower than the Blackwater average (35.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -86.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Butlers Close (SO51 0LY), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackwater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pendle Green | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Butlers Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oval Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mount Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pendle Green | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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