Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO18 2EA
How much crime is recorded in SO18 2EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Townhill Park
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,453 (2024)
SO18 2EASouthampton
How safe is SO18 2EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO18 2EA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 2EANational
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Shoplifting14.18.4
Burglary7.19.1
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Other theft3.34.5
Public order2.74.6
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.