Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO45 4AB
How much crime is recorded in SO45 4AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Langdown & Dibden Purlieu
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,694 (2024)
How safe is SO45 4AB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO45 4AB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 4ABNational
Violence and sexual offences29.823.6
Shoplifting12.18.4
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Burglary5.29.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Public order4.34.6
Other theft2.64.5
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.