Total Crime Rate
27.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Byron Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Eastleigh Central , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 430 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 Byron Road (SO50 4FR) in the last 12 months was 27.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% lower than the Eastleigh Central average (134.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Byron Road (SO50 4FR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Romsey Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Quadrangle (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Eastleigh Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Quadrangle | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stratford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Coles Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Romsey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Romsey Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newtown Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Quadrangle | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaulieu Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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