Total Crime Rate
108.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashdown Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hiltingbury , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 431 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 Ashdown Road (SO53 5RB) in the last 12 months was 108.7 per 1,000 residents and was 279.1% higher than the Hiltingbury average (28.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashdown Road (SO53 5RB), the main crime hotspot is near Richmond Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 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 | Richmond Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Richmond Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Clevelands Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Close | — |
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