Postcode · Eastleigh
Crime in SO53 2GL
How much crime is recorded in SO53 2GL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chandler's Ford East
- Council
- Eastleigh
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,521 (2024)
How safe is SO53 2GL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO53 2GL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 2GLNational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Burglary3.49.1
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Public order2.14.6
Shoplifting1.88.4
Drugs1.82.4
Other theft1.54.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.