Postcode · Eastleigh
Crime in SO50 5RW
How much crime is recorded in SO50 5RW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Eastleigh West
- Council
- Eastleigh
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,740 (2024)
SO50 5RWEastleigh
How safe is SO50 5RW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 55.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO50 5RW area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
55.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
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).
SO50 5RWNational
Violence and sexual offences45.023.6
Public order11.94.6
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Other theft9.54.5
Burglary6.39.1
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Drugs3.52.4
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Other crime2.11.5
Robbery2.01.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Shoplifting0.98.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.