Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO18 6NS
How much crime is recorded in SO18 6NS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harefield
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,640 (2024)
SO18 6NSSouthampton
How safe is SO18 6NS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO18 6NS 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
49.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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 6NSNational
Violence and sexual offences38.523.6
Burglary9.99.1
Public order9.04.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Other theft4.44.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.