Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO18 2LF
How much crime is recorded in SO18 2LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stoneham
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,585 (2024)
SO18 2LFSouthampton
How safe is SO18 2LF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO18 2LF 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
35.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 2LFNational
Violence and sexual offences30.123.6
Other theft7.04.5
Public order6.74.6
Drugs6.42.4
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other crime1.51.5
Burglary1.59.1
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.