Postcode district · Southampton
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)
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
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
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.