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Crime in Eastleigh by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,547crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+9%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Fair Oaklowest rate48.6 per 1,000 a year
80.6middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

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Most improved: Bishopstoke (-16%), Netley (-5%) and Hedge End (0%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1EastleighSO50 · 46,159 residents 97.3▲ 12%violence
2West EndSO30 · 49,196 residents 96.7▲ 3%violence
3Hamble-le-RiceSO31 · 4,091 residents 92.9▲ 42%anti-social behaviour
4NetleySO31 · 7,388 residents 92.6▼ 5%anti-social behaviour
5BursledonSO31 · 6,198 residents 82.6▲ 22%violence
6Hedge EndSO30 · 45,592 residents 80.60%violence
7Horton HeathSO50 · 4,827 residents 77.1▲ 48%violence
8Butlocks HeathSO31 · 7,388 residents 73.1▲ 2%violence
9BotleySO30 · 20,010 residents 67.8▲ 8%violence
10BishopstokeSO50 · 7,708 residents 61.8▼ 16%violence
11Chandler's FordSO53 · 49,359 residents 53.3▲ 9%violence
12Fair OakSO50 · 18,503 residents 48.6▲ 5%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Eastleigh have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Fair Oak, Chandler's Ford, Bishopstoke, Botley and Butlocks Heath.

Which areas of Eastleigh have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Eastleigh, West End, Hamble-le-Rice, Netley and Bursledon.

Is crime going up or down in Eastleigh?

Across Eastleigh, 2,547 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 9% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.