Crime Rates at Damson Crescent, Fair Oak, Eastleigh, SO50 8RF

Damson Crescent area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bishopstoke , and the 104th 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 Damson Crescent (SO50 8RF) in the last 12 months was 21.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Damson Crescent (SO50 8RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaver Drive, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elderberry Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.