Postcode · Eastleigh
Crime in SO53 2DR
How much crime is recorded in SO53 2DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hiltingbury
- Council
- Eastleigh
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,682 (2024)
SO53 2DREastleigh
How safe is SO53 2DR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO53 2DR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).
SO53 2DRNational
Shoplifting20.68.4
Burglary6.29.1
Violence and sexual offences6.123.6
Public order3.34.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other theft1.54.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.