Crime Rate in Hedge End South, ward

Hedge End South has the 5th highest crime rate of 14 wards in Eastleigh district and the 3726th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 557th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hedge End South in the last 12 months was 64.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% lower than the Eastleigh district average (66.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hedge End South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 249 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -61.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 321 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hedge End South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 178 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.