Total Crime Rate
93.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ruskin Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bishopstoke , and the 77th 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 Ruskin Road (SO50 4LA) in the last 12 months was 93.6 per 1,000 residents and was 172.9% higher than the Bishopstoke average (34.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ruskin Road (SO50 4LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Twyford Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bramble Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Eastleigh| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Twyford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramble Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chartwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chartwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Nook | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bramble Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramble Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Twyford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Twyford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Twyford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Twyford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Twyford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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