Crime Rate in Eastleigh Central, ward

Eastleigh Central has the highest crime rate of 14 wards in Eastleigh district and the 852nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 90th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Eastleigh Central in the last 12 months was 134.8 per 1,000 residents and was 103.1% higher than the Eastleigh district average (66.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Eastleigh Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 703 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 31.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 862 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Eastleigh Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 308 crimes here, including 138 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.