Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO30 2LB
How much crime is recorded in SO30 2LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hedge End North & Botley North
- Council
- Eastleigh
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,910 (2024)
SO30 2LBSouthampton
How safe is SO30 2LB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO30 2LB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SO30 2LBNational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Burglary3.59.1
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other theft1.94.5
Drugs1.22.4
Public order1.14.6
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.