Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO14 5SB
How much crime is recorded in SO14 5SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newtown & Nicholstown
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,636 (2024)
SO14 5SBSouthampton
How safe is SO14 5SB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 50.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO14 5SB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
50.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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 5SBNational
Violence and sexual offences37.423.6
Anti-social behaviour15.810.7
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Burglary8.99.1
Other theft7.34.5
Public order7.24.6
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Drugs4.22.4
Robbery2.51.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Shoplifting0.68.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.