Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO45 3PL
How much crime is recorded in SO45 3PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Langdown & Dibden Purlieu
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,388 (2024)
SO45 3PLSouthampton
How safe is SO45 3PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 59.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO45 3PL area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
59.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
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 3PLNational
Violence and sexual offences54.423.6
Criminal damage and arson15.54.7
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Burglary9.39.1
Public order6.54.6
Other crime2.91.5
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.