Crime Rates at Sopwith Road, Eastleigh, SO50 5SR

Sopwith Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Eastleigh Central , and the 110th highest crime rate of 431 local areas in Eastleigh .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sopwith Road (SO50 5SR) in the last 12 months was 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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