Total Crime Rate

724.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

345.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 724.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 345.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 260.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.8 10/10
  • Drugs 79.3 10/10
  • Public order 50.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 40.4 8/10
  • Other theft 36.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.1 10/10
  • Robbery 21.6 10/10
  • Burglary 18.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.5 9/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Houndwell Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bargate , and the 13th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Houndwell Place (SO14 1HU) in the last 12 months was 724.8 per 1,000 residents and was 147.9% higher 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 181 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -36.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 240 (≈ 345.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houndwell Place (SO14 1HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bernard Street, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Street (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Houndwell Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/93)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Orchard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hanover Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hanover Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cossack Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Threefield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lime Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Threefield Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evans Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Challis Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary College Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Johnson Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Johnson Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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