Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO30 2LS
How much crime is recorded in SO30 2LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hedge End North & Botley North
- Council
- Eastleigh
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,538 (2024)
How safe is SO30 2LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO30 2LS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SO30 2LSNational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Other theft3.94.5
Burglary2.09.1
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.81.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Shoplifting1.08.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.52.4
Public order0.44.6
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.