Crime in Hedge End
Recorded crime in Hedge End is 0.8 times the Eastleigh average and 0.6 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 13%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Hedge End: about 17,244 residents in 18 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 6.6/10Good
- 5-year change
- −13%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 0.8×the Eastleigh average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Hedge End.
Crime over 5 years
Down 13% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Hedge End, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.8× the Eastleigh average (0.6× the England and Wales average). 57 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 65% of the harm here
- Burglary: 15% of the harm here
- Other theft: 4% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 65% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 11 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Eastleigh (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Eastleigh council area, not only Hedge End. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 133 | 0.93 | Down 11% |
| Cars broken into | 186 | 1.3 | Down 19% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 444 | 3.1 | Up 5% |
| Burglary of homes | 116 | 0.81 | About the same |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in SO30
In SO30, the postcode district at the centre of Hedge End, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 944 | 3% | 8% | 60% | 18% | 11% |
| Shoplifting | 294 | 28% | 7% | 14% | 47% | 4% |
| Public order | 170 | 7% | 5% | 42% | 41% | 5% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 134 | 4% | 6% | 21% | 65% | 4% |
| Other theft | 127 | 1% | 5% | 19% | 71% | 5% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 103 | 9% | 0% | 12% | 79% | 1% |
| Burglary | 65 | 8% | 5% | 14% | 69% | 5% |
| Other crime | 56 | 5% | 4% | 50% | 27% | 14% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 8% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.3 |
| Burglary | 3.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 20.3 |
| Drugs | 1.2 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.5 |
| Other crime | 1.2 |
| Other theft | 3.5 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 4.2 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.3 |
| Public order | 6.1 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 |
| Shoplifting | 10.8 |
Postcode districts in Hedge End
Nearby towns
Council: Eastleigh
Questions about crime in Hedge End
- Is Hedge End a safe place to live?
- Hedge End scores 7 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.8 times the Eastleigh average.
- Is crime going up or down in Hedge End?
- Down 13% over 5 years, from 1,129 recorded crimes a year to 985.
- What is the most common crime in Hedge End?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 20 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Hedge End compare with Eastleigh?
- Crime severity in Hedge End is 0.8 times the Eastleigh average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Hedge End?
- In SO30, the postcode district at the centre of Hedge End, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 36% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Hedge End?
- Of 65 burglaries reported in SO30, the postcode district at the centre of Hedge End between September 2024 and August 2025, 8% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 69% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Hedge End?
- In Eastleigh, the council area Hedge End is in, the police recorded 133 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.9 per 1,000 residents, down 11% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Hedge End?
- 444 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Eastleigh, the council area Hedge End is in, 3.1 per 1,000 residents, 0.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Hedge End last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Eastleigh, the council area Hedge End is in, against 1 the year before.