Crime Rates at Drum Road, Eastleigh, SO50 5SU

Drum Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Eastleigh Central , and the 74th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Eastleigh .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drum Road (SO50 5SU) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drum Road (SO50 5SU), the main crime hotspot is near Grantham Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.