Crime in SO42: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
SO42 recorded 49 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.99 per 1,000 residents. Other Theft accounts for the largest share of crime at 34.7% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 10.9% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring51.1 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment49 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 10.9% year-on-year
Total Crimes
49Annual Crime Rate
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District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Hatchet Lane Map | total: 6 Other theft: 4 Vehicle crime: 2 | 6 |
| Further/Higher Educational Building Map | total: 4 Vehicle crime: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 4 |
| Park/Open Space Map | total: 4 Other theft: 4 | 4 |
| Parking Area Map | total: 4 Other theft: 4 | 4 |
| Wallace Lane Map | total: 2 Burglary: 2 | 2 |
| Rowes Lane Map | total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 2 |
| Lymington Road Map | total: 2 Shoplifting: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 2 |
| Whitemoor Road Map | total: 2 Public order: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 2 |
| North Road Map | total: 2 Other theft: 1 Public order: 1 | 2 |
| Twiggs Lane End Map | total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 2 | 2 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: SO42
Other Theft makes up the largest share of crime in SO42 at 34.7%. Violence & Sexual Offences (16.3%) and Anti-social Behaviour (10.2%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in SO42 has fallen sharply — by 10.9%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for SO42 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.
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