Postcode · Eastleigh
Crime in SO53 5BQ
How much crime is recorded in SO53 5BQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hiltingbury
- Council
- Eastleigh
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,700 (2024)
SO53 5BQEastleigh
How safe is SO53 5BQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO53 5BQ 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
9.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
14
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 5BQNational
Violence and sexual offences6.923.6
Burglary4.29.1
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Public order1.44.6
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Other theft0.74.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 60% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.