Total Crime Rate
117.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oakmount Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chandler's Ford , and the 60th 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 Oakmount Road (SO53 2LS) in the last 12 months was 117.2 per 1,000 residents and was 182.4% higher than the Chandler's Ford average (41.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 184.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakmount Road (SO53 2LS), the main crime hotspot is near Cherwell Gardens. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chandler's Ford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | M3 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cumberland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beresford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakhill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Osborne Drive | Under investigation |
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