Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO19 7BE
How much crime is recorded in SO19 7BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bitterne South
- Council
- Southampton
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,388 (2024)
How safe is SO19 7BE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO19 7BE 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
45.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
183
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).
SO19 7BENational
Shoplifting79.28.4
Violence and sexual offences30.923.6
Anti-social behaviour21.210.7
Public order17.34.6
Burglary12.79.1
Other theft7.74.5
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Robbery4.31.4
Bicycle theft3.21.0
Drugs2.92.4
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.