Total Crime Rate
11.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ford Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chandler's Ford , and the 45th lowest crime rate of 431 local areas in Eastleigh .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ford Avenue (SO53 3BA) in the last 12 months was 11.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% lower than the Chandler's Ford average (36.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ford Avenue (SO53 3BA), the main crime hotspot is near Kent Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eastleigh| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Steele Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosendale Road | Under investigation |
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