Postcode district · Eastleigh
Crime in SO50
How much crime is recorded in SO50, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Eastleigh
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 66,727 (2024)
SO50Postcode district · Eastleigh
How safe is SO50
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SO50, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).
SO50National
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Burglary5.19.1
Public order4.04.6
Shoplifting3.88.4
Other theft3.74.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.