Postcode district · Southampton
Crime in SO32
How much crime is recorded in SO32, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Winchester
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 38,134 (2024)
SO32Postcode district · Southampton
How safe is SO32
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SO32, 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
21.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).
SO32National
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Burglary6.39.1
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft3.64.5
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% 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.