Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO31 9AR
How much crime is recorded in SO31 9AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Locks Heath
- Council
- Fareham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,682 (2024)
SO31 9ARSouthampton
How safe is SO31 9AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO31 9AR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 9ARNational
Violence and sexual offences7.523.6
Burglary2.99.1
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Public order1.24.6
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other theft0.44.5
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.41.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 65% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.