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Crime in SO17 3AB

How much crime is recorded in SO17 3AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Highfield & University
Council
Southampton
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,772 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SO17 3AB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO17 3AB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
21.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).

SO17 3ABNational
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Burglary4.99.1
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.04.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.11.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 42% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
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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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