Postcode · Eastleigh
Crime in SO53 5RB
How much crime is recorded in SO53 5RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hiltingbury
- Council
- Eastleigh
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,860 (2024)
SO53 5RBEastleigh
How safe is SO53 5RB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO53 5RB 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
11.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 5RBNational
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Burglary2.69.1
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other theft1.34.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Public order0.54.6
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.