Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO17 3RY
How much crime is recorded in SO17 3RY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swaythling
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,915 (2024)
How safe is SO17 3RY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO17 3RY area, 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
31.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 3RYNational
Violence and sexual offences21.023.6
Shoplifting18.08.4
Burglary14.69.1
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other theft4.34.5
Public order4.04.6
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Robbery2.61.4
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.