Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO31 4LB
How much crime is recorded in SO31 4LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hamble-le-Rice
- Council
- Eastleigh
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,911 (2024)
SO31 4LBSouthampton
How safe is SO31 4LB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO31 4LB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
SO31 4LBNational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Burglary4.69.1
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Shoplifting1.58.4
Drugs1.52.4
Public order1.24.6
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.