Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO14 0SU
How much crime is recorded in SO14 0SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newtown & Nicholstown
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,199 (2024)
How safe is SO14 0SU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 76.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO14 0SU 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
76.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
138
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 0SUNational
Violence and sexual offences65.923.6
Burglary19.69.1
Drugs13.52.4
Anti-social behaviour13.410.7
Other theft12.34.5
Public order11.14.6
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Theft from the person1.32.1
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.