Crime Rate in Eastleigh South, ward

Eastleigh South has the 2nd highest crime rate of 14 wards in Eastleigh district and the 1751st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 216th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Eastleigh South in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% higher than the Eastleigh district average (66.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Eastleigh South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 611 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -68.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 729 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Eastleigh South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 104 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (46 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.