Total Crime Rate
45.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Chandler's Ford , and the 212th highest crime rate of 431 local areas in Eastleigh .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (SO53 3BR) in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (SO53 3BR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadow Grove, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hut Farm Place (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Eastleigh| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Westfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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