Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO18 1RB
How much crime is recorded in SO18 1RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bitterne West
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,648 (2024)
SO18 1RBSouthampton
How safe is SO18 1RB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO18 1RB 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
40.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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 1RBNational
Violence and sexual offences27.023.6
Burglary16.89.1
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Shoplifting9.58.4
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Public order4.74.6
Other theft3.14.5
Drugs2.32.4
Robbery2.01.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.