Total Crime Rate

407.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 407.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 151.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.1 10/10
  • Other theft 40.7 10/10
  • Public order 37.0 10/10
  • Drugs 29.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

North Front area has the 5th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bargate , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 734 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 North Front (SO14 1LB) in the last 12 months was 407.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% higher 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 192.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Front (SO14 1LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ascupart Street, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Front (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Front area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cook Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clifford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cossack Green Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cossack Green —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cossack Green —
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 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ascupart Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ascupart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ascupart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palmerston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palmerston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Palmerston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Broad Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Johnson Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Johnson Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Johnson Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cook Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Broad Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Green Under investigation

Data Sources

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