Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO31 6PS
How much crime is recorded in SO31 6PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Locks Heath
- Council
- Fareham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,553 (2024)
SO31 6PSSouthampton
How safe is SO31 6PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO31 6PS area, 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
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 6PSNational
Violence and sexual offences11.723.6
Shoplifting9.18.4
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Burglary4.79.1
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Public order3.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Robbery2.21.4
Other theft1.84.5
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 30% 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.