Crime Rates at Greyhound Close, Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 2WU

Greyhound Close area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Botley , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 431 local areas in Eastleigh .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greyhound Close (SO30 2WU) in the last 12 months was 30.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% lower than the Botley average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greyhound Close (SO30 2WU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wellstead Way, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Terrier Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.