Total Crime Rate
104.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Northam Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bargate , and the 306th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Northam Road (SO14 0PD) in the last 12 months was 104.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% lower than the Bargate average (292.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northam Road (SO14 0PD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oxford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marks Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nichols Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nichols Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Alban'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wolverton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Exmoor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Craven Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derby Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Durnford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durnford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Mary Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Clifford Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clifford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clifford Street | Under investigation |
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