Total Crime Rate
27.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Margarets Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bishopstoke , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 431 local areas in Eastleigh .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Margarets Road (SO50 6DH) in the last 12 months was 27.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% lower than the Bishopstoke average (34.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Margarets Road (SO50 6DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Riverside, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portal Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Eastleigh| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Mary'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Riverside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maldon Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoke Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stoke Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Riverside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Riverside | Under investigation |
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