Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO40 2LJ
How much crime is recorded in SO40 2LJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashurst & Cadnam
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,100 (2024)
SO40 2LJSouthampton
How safe is SO40 2LJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO40 2LJ 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
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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).
SO40 2LJNational
Burglary12.79.1
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Public order1.24.6
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.