Crap Towns / Marchwood / Crime

How much crime is there in Marchwood?

The police recorded 42.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Marchwood from September 2023 to August 2026, 44% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 22.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 43.8, up from 42.1 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	42.1	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	42.4	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	43.8	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	22.6	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	4.5	7.0
Other theft	4.2	5.4
Public order	3.6	6.6
Burglary	2.4	3.1
Vehicle crime	2.2	3.8
Shoplifting	1.3	7.1
Other crime	0.9	2.0
Drugs	0.6	2.4
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5
Possession of weapons	0.3	0.8
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4
Robbery	0.0	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Southampton	5.1 km	126
Totton	5.3 km	76.4
Bursledon	9.1 km	69.5
West End	8.9 km	56.9
Netley	7.3 km	56.2
Hythe and Dibden Purlieu	4.3 km	55.1
Hedge End	10.6 km	54.8
Blackfield and Langley	10.0 km	54.5
Holbury	8.0 km	45.7
Marchwood	–	42.8
North Baddesley	9.4 km	40.3
The typical town	–	76.2