Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO45 5EX
How much crime is recorded in SO45 5EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hythe
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,428 (2024)
How safe is SO45 5EX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO45 5EX 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
15.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 5EXNational
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Shoplifting6.08.4
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Burglary1.99.1
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.34.6
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.52.4
Other theft0.44.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.