Crime in SO18 2EP
How much crime is recorded in SO18 2EP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bitterne East
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,730 (2024)
SO18 2EPSouthampton
How safe is SO18 2EP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 89.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO18 2EP area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
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).
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.