Total Crime Rate

307.1 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 307.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.3 10/10
  • Drugs 40.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.0 9/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.6 10/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 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 10th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bargate , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Front (SO14 1LH) in the last 12 months was 307.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 163.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Front (SO14 1LH), the main crime hotspot is near Vincents Walk. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Front area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/95)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Vincents Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Palmerston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Palmerston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Palmerston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Palmerston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pound Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vincents Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vincents Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vincents Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palmerston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Vincents Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Vincents Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Vincents Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Vincents Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Vincents Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Craven Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft North Front Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Sussex Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Palmerston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palmerston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cossack Green Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Front —
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Data Sources

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