Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO45 1YL
How much crime is recorded in SO45 1YL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,672 (2024)
SO45 1YLSouthampton
How safe is SO45 1YL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO45 1YL area, 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
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 1YLNational
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Shoplifting6.38.4
Public order3.94.6
Burglary2.19.1
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.