Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO45 2NS
How much crime is recorded in SO45 2NS, 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
- 1,156 (2024)
SO45 2NSSouthampton
How safe is SO45 2NS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO45 2NS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 2NSNational
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Burglary7.99.1
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Shoplifting4.58.4
Public order1.64.6
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other theft1.24.5
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% 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.