Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO40 2PR
How much crime is recorded in SO40 2PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lyndhurst & Minstead
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,122 (2024)
SO40 2PRSouthampton
How safe is SO40 2PR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO40 2PR area, 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
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 2PRNational
Burglary30.19.1
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft4.14.5
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Other crime1.21.5
Public order1.24.6
Drugs0.42.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.