Postcode district · Southampton
Crime in SO45
How much crime is recorded in SO45, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 36,379 (2024)
SO45Postcode district · Southampton
How safe is SO45
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SO45, 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
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).
SO45National
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Burglary7.09.1
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Public order3.34.6
Shoplifting3.28.4
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs1.02.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.