Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO18 2QD
How much crime is recorded in SO18 2QD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Townhill Park
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,479 (2024)
How safe is SO18 2QD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO18 2QD area, well 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
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 2QDNational
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Public order4.64.6
Drugs3.42.4
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Shoplifting1.98.4
Burglary1.79.1
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.