Total Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chestnut Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Eastleigh Central , and the 188th lowest crime rate of 431 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 Chestnut Avenue (SO50 5BB) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% lower than the Eastleigh Central average (132.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Avenue (SO50 5BB), the main crime hotspot is near Goldsmith Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Goldsmith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Monks Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goldsmith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Friars Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somers Way —
Apr 2026Other crime Somers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cheriton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somers Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dakota Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Other crime Cheriton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Viscount Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastleigh Lakeside Railway —
Apr 2026Other theft Viscount Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Viscount Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viscount Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viscount Gardens —
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Data Sources

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