Total Crime Rate

296.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 296.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 173.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merdon Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hiltingbury , and the 10th 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 Merdon Avenue (SO53 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 296.0 per 1,000 residents and was 884.8% higher than the Hiltingbury average (30.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merdon Avenue (SO53 1EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merdon Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merdon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hillway Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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