Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO45 1EJ
How much crime is recorded in SO45 1EJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Holbury South
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,691 (2024)
SO45 1EJSouthampton
How safe is SO45 1EJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO45 1EJ 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
37.4
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).
SO45 1EJNational
Violence and sexual offences32.523.6
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Other theft7.74.5
Burglary7.59.1
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Other crime4.01.5
Public order3.64.6
Drugs2.62.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.