Crime Rates at Leigh Road, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, SO53 3AS

Leigh Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Eastleigh Central , and the 126th 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 Leigh Road (SO53 3AS) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% lower than the Eastleigh Central average (134.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leigh Road (SO53 3AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kent Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.