Total Crime Rate

203.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 203.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.3 6/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sopwith Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Eastleigh Central , and the 28th highest crime rate of 430 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 Sopwith Road (SO50 5GH) in the last 12 months was 203.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% higher than the Eastleigh Central average (134.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 110.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sopwith Road (SO50 5GH), the main crime hotspot is near Causton Gardens. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sopwith Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sopwith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heinz Burt Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilmer Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilmer Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Wilmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sopwith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drum Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime George Raymond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Annealing Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Annealing Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Causton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Causton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loveridge Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pirelli Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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