Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO18 1FS
How much crime is recorded in SO18 1FS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bitterne West
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,569 (2024)
SO18 1FSSouthampton
How safe is SO18 1FS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO18 1FS area, 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
38.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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 1FSNational
Shoplifting34.78.4
Violence and sexual offences22.423.6
Burglary20.79.1
Vehicle crime8.53.5
Other theft4.14.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order2.94.6
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Anti-social behaviour0.510.7
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.