Crime Rates at Friars Road, Eastleigh, SO50 5BL

Friars Road 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 Friars Road (SO50 5BL) 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 Friars Road (SO50 5BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Viscount Gardens, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Priory Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.