Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO45 2JL
How much crime is recorded in SO45 2JL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Holbury South
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,258 (2024)
SO45 2JLSouthampton
How safe is SO45 2JL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO45 2JL area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
45.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 2JLNational
Violence and sexual offences44.323.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Burglary3.89.1
Public order3.54.6
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime2.31.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.