Crime Rate in Bargate, ward

Bargate has the highest crime rate of 17 wards in Southampton district and the 114th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 14th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bargate in the last 12 months was 297.1 per 1,000 residents and was 118.9% higher than the Southampton district average (135.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bargate’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,965 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 51 cases , down -19.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 30.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -21.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2,572 (≈ 131.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bargate ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 817 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (304 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.