Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO32 2GL
How much crime is recorded in SO32 2GL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hedge End North & Botley North
- Council
- Eastleigh
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,180 (2024)
SO32 2GLSouthampton
How safe is SO32 2GL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO32 2GL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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).
SO32 2GLNational
Violence and sexual offences35.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Burglary8.49.1
Public order6.64.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other theft5.34.5
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs1.32.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 100% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.