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Crime in SO15 1

How much crime is recorded in SO15 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southampton
Region
South East
Population
13,437 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SO15 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 78.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SO15 1, 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
78.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
213
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).

SO15 1National
Violence and sexual offences61.023.6
Shoplifting48.88.4
Burglary32.49.1
Anti-social behaviour20.610.7
Public order19.54.6
Drugs15.32.4
Other theft12.94.5
Criminal damage and arson9.94.7
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Robbery4.11.4
Theft from the person2.92.1
Possession of weapons2.80.9
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Other crime1.91.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 9% 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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