Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO40 4SQ
How much crime is recorded in SO40 4SQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Marchwood & Dibden
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,554 (2024)
SO40 4SQSouthampton
How safe is SO40 4SQ
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 4SQ 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
42
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 4SQNational
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Burglary8.39.1
Other theft5.74.5
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order2.34.6
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 54% 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.