Crime Rates at Newmarket Close, Horton Heath, Eastleigh, SO50 7LU

Newmarket Close area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bishopstoke , and the 181st 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 Newmarket Close (SO50 7LU) in the last 12 months was 50.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% higher than the Bishopstoke average (34.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newmarket Close (SO50 7LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fontwell Gardens, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Botley Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.