Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO18 2AJ
How much crime is recorded in SO18 2AJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Townhill Park
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,609 (2024)
SO18 2AJSouthampton
How safe is SO18 2AJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO18 2AJ 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
35.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 2AJNational
Violence and sexual offences24.223.6
Vehicle crime8.83.5
Burglary7.19.1
Other theft3.74.5
Public order3.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Drugs2.92.4
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% 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.