Crime Rates at Cotton Close, Eastleigh, SO50 6FY

Cotton Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bishopstoke , and the 147th highest 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 Cotton Close (SO50 6FY) in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.3% higher than the Bishopstoke average (34.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotton Close (SO50 6FY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bodmin Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Griffen Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.