Total Crime Rate

3.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 3.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 2nd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hiltingbury , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 430 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 Merdon Avenue (SO53 1GD) in the last 12 months was 3.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.1% lower than the Hiltingbury average (30.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY).

In the area around Merdon Avenue (SO53 1GD), the main crime hotspot is near Pine Crescent. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ashen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ashen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tyrrel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Pine Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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