Postcode · Southampton
Crime in SO45 5SS
How much crime is recorded in SO45 5SS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hythe
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,438 (2024)
SO45 5SSSouthampton
How safe is SO45 5SS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO45 5SS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.8
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 5SSNational
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Burglary4.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Public order2.54.6
Other theft2.04.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.