Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO18 5DS
How much crime is recorded in SO18 5DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harefield
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,587 (2024)
SO18 5DSSouthampton
How safe is SO18 5DS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 56.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO18 5DS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
56.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 5DSNational
Violence and sexual offences48.423.6
Public order8.44.6
Shoplifting8.48.4
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Burglary5.59.1
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Other crime3.91.5
Other theft3.44.5
Possession of weapons3.20.9
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs1.72.4
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.