Postcode sector · Southampton
Crime in SO17 3
How much crime is recorded in SO17 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 11,526 (2024)
How safe is SO17 3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in SO17 3, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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).
SO17 3National
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Burglary10.79.1
Shoplifting8.38.4
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Public order4.74.6
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other theft4.04.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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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- SO17 3AA
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- SO17 3AX
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- SO17 3RE
- SO17 3RF
- SO17 3RG
- SO17 3RH
- SO17 3RJ
- SO17 3RL
- SO17 3RN
- SO17 3RP
- SO17 3RQ
- SO17 3RS
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- SO17 3RU
- SO17 3RW
- SO17 3RX
- SO17 3RY
- SO17 3RZ
- SO17 3SA
- SO17 3SB
- SO17 3SD
- SO17 3SE
- SO17 3SF
- SO17 3SG