Total Crime Rate

289.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 289.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.4 9/10
  • Public order 36.2 10/10
  • Other theft 22.6 10/10
  • Burglary 18.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hound Close area has the highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bursledon & Hound North , and the 11th highest crime rate of 431 local areas in Eastleigh .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hound Close (SO31 5FY) in the last 12 months was 289.6 per 1,000 residents and was 289.5% higher than the Bursledon & Hound North average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hound Close (SO31 5FY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hound Road Gardens, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakhurst Way (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hound Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hound Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hound Way Local resolution
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Data Sources

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