Total Crime Rate
57.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beacon Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in West End North , and the 150th highest crime rate of 431 local areas in Eastleigh .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Beacon Road (SO30 3BS) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% lower than the West End North average (68.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beacon Road (SO30 3BS), the main crime hotspot is near Minstead Avenue. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woodland Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woodland Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shotters Hill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Western Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minstead Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chawton Close | Under investigation |
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