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Crime in SO14

How much crime is recorded in SO14, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southampton
Region
South East
Population
45,006 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SO14

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 69.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in SO14, 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
69.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
159
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

SO14National
Violence and sexual offences54.123.6
Shoplifting22.88.4
Burglary19.09.1
Anti-social behaviour18.910.7
Public order13.04.6
Drugs10.62.4
Other theft10.54.5
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Robbery2.81.4
Bicycle theft2.41.0
Theft from the person2.32.1
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Other crime1.81.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% 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.

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