Total Crime Rate

22.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 22.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dakota Way area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Eastleigh Central , and the 99th lowest crime rate of 430 local areas in Eastleigh .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dakota Way (SO50 5TY) in the last 12 months was 22.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dakota Way (SO50 5TY), the main crime hotspot is near Cheriton Road. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dakota Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Abbotts Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Abbotts Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Viscount Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Viscount Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somers Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheriton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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