Total Crime Rate
140.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fox Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bishopstoke , and the 43rd 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 Fox Close (SO50 8NB) in the last 12 months was 140.3 per 1,000 residents and was 265.9% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 99.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 115.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fox Close (SO50 8NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fox Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lynx Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bishopstoke| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lynx Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynx Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stag Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Badger Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Badger Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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