Total Crime Rate
43.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nightingale Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Eastleigh Central , and the 214th lowest crime rate of 431 local areas in Eastleigh .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Nightingale Avenue (SO50 9JS) in the last 12 months was 43.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -58.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nightingale Avenue (SO50 9JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chestnut Rise, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jackdaw Rise (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Eastleigh| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chestnut Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Swift Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wagtail Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kestrel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chestnut Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chestnut Rise | — |
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