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Crime in SO40 2QP

How much crime is recorded in SO40 2QP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Totton Rushington
Council
New Forest
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,448 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SO40 2QP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO40 2QP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
12.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

SO40 2QPNational
Violence and sexual offences8.123.6
Burglary5.79.1
Public order2.44.6
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other crime1.71.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other theft0.54.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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