Total Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.0 3/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Drive area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Blackwater , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 407 local areas in Test Valley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Drive (SO51 6BN) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% lower than the Blackwater average (35.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (SO51 6BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elmdale Grove, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kooyong Close (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Drive area

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Data Sources

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