Total Crime Rate
242.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cotsalls area has the highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bishopstoke , and the 15th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Eastleigh .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cotsalls (SO50 7HP) in the last 12 months was 242.2 per 1,000 residents and was 531.8% higher than the Bishopstoke average (38.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 161.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cotsalls (SO50 7HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cotsalls (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bishopstoke| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fratton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B3354 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelmarsh Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chelmarsh Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chelmarsh Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chelmarsh Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Court | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotsalls | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotsalls | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
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