Total Crime Rate
103.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Windmill Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bursledon & Hound North , and the 68th highest crime rate of 431 local areas in Eastleigh .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Windmill Lane (SO31 8BE) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Windmill Lane (SO31 8BE), the main crime hotspot is near Millers View. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Providence Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Providence Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Griffon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Griffon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peewit Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millers View | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.