Total Crime Rate
52.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Boynton Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hiltingbury , and the 176th highest 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 Boynton Close (SO53 1TQ) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% higher than the Hiltingbury average (30.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Boynton Close (SO53 1TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morley Gardens, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B3043 (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hiltingbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlecote Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gardner Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Apsley Place | Under investigation |
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