Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO45 3LN
How much crime is recorded in SO45 3LN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Langdown & Dibden Purlieu
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,992 (2024)
SO45 3LNSouthampton
How safe is SO45 3LN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO45 3LN area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.3
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 3LNNational
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Burglary6.09.1
Shoplifting5.58.4
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Public order2.14.6
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% 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.