Total Crime Rate

104.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northam Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bargate , and the 304th highest crime rate of 734 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 0SN) in the last 12 months was 104.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% lower than the Bargate average (297.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northam Road (SO14 0SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ascupart Street, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northam Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ascupart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golden Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Golden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Golden Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifford Street
Sep 2025Drugs Clifford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clifford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Golden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Golden Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ascupart Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ascupart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ascupart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ascupart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ascupart Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ascupart Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascupart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascupart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascupart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation

Data Sources

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