Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO45 4QL
How much crime is recorded in SO45 4QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Langdown & Dibden Purlieu
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,481 (2024)
SO45 4QLSouthampton
How safe is SO45 4QL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO45 4QL 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
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 4QLNational
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Burglary6.89.1
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order2.34.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.