Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO14 0LS
How much crime is recorded in SO14 0LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newtown & Nicholstown
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,997 (2024)
How safe is SO14 0LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 76.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO14 0LS area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
76.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
143
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).
SO14 0LSNational
Violence and sexual offences63.223.6
Anti-social behaviour18.210.7
Public order16.54.6
Burglary15.29.1
Other theft9.64.5
Criminal damage and arson8.94.7
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Drugs6.62.4
Bicycle theft2.71.0
Robbery2.61.4
Theft from the person1.72.1
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Shoplifting0.78.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.