Crime Rate in Freemantle, ward

Freemantle has the 3rd highest crime rate of 17 wards in Southampton district and the 392nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 49th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Freemantle in the last 12 months was 179.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% higher than the Southampton district average (135.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Freemantle’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,165 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 22 cases , down -8.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 65.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -26.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,507 (≈ 94.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Freemantle ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 624 crimes here, including 391 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.