Total Crime Rate

72.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leigh Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Eastleigh Central , and the 110th highest crime rate of 431 local areas in Eastleigh .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leigh Road (SO50 9DS) in the last 12 months was 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% lower than the Eastleigh Central average (132.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leigh Road (SO50 9DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Causton Gardens (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leigh Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pirelli Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Causton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Causton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Factory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Causton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tommy Green Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benny Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cable Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cable Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toynbee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brookwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brookwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brookwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heinz Burt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heinz Burt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stranding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stranding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Causton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chamberlayne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chamberlayne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chamberlayne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chamberlayne Road
Apr 2026Drugs Wilmer Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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