Postcode district · Southampton
Crime in SO30
How much crime is recorded in SO30, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Eastleigh
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 48,513 (2024)
SO30Postcode district · Southampton
How safe is SO30
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SO30, 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
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
SO30National
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Shoplifting8.38.4
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Burglary5.39.1
Public order3.14.6
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.