Total Crime Rate
229.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
64.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lionheart Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bursledon & Hound North , and the 17th 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 Lionheart Way (SO31 8HL) in the last 12 months was 229.4 per 1,000 residents and was 208.6% 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 Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lionheart Way (SO31 8HL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Diligence Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penelope Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| 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 | Pineview Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millers View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Providence Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Providence Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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