Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO18 1BX
How much crime is recorded in SO18 1BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bitterne West
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,910 (2024)
SO18 1BXSouthampton
How safe is SO18 1BX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO18 1BX area, below 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
27.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
SO18 1BXNational
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Burglary5.19.1
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Public order3.44.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft2.84.5
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Shoplifting2.08.4
Drugs1.32.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.21.5
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.