Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO18 5PR
How much crime is recorded in SO18 5PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harefield
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,648 (2024)
SO18 5PRSouthampton
How safe is SO18 5PR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO18 5PR area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
45.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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 5PRNational
Violence and sexual offences30.423.6
Burglary26.79.1
Shoplifting9.08.4
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Public order4.64.6
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other crime3.01.5
Other theft2.84.5
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.