Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO45 4NF
How much crime is recorded in SO45 4NF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Langdown & Dibden Purlieu
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,860 (2024)
SO45 4NFSouthampton
How safe is SO45 4NF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO45 4NF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 4NFNational
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Criminal damage and arson10.04.7
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Burglary3.79.1
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other theft1.84.5
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Public order1.64.6
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.61.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.