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Crime in SO15 8

How much crime is recorded in SO15 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southampton
Region
South East
Population
8,277 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SO15 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in SO15 8, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
37.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences25.623.6
Burglary15.89.1
Shoplifting11.28.4
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Public order7.94.6
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Other theft5.14.5
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Robbery1.81.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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