Postcode area · Southampton
Crime in SO
How much crime is recorded in SO, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 752,550 (2024)
SOPostcode area · Southampton
How safe is SO
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in SO, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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).
SONational
Violence and sexual offences22.023.6
Burglary8.79.1
Shoplifting7.88.4
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Public order4.74.6
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft4.04.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.