Total Crime Rate
263.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
144.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North Front area has the 16th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bargate , and the 86th 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 North Front (SO14 1LH) in the last 12 months was 263.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 144.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Front (SO14 1LH), the main crime hotspot is near Vincents Walk. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 47 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Sussex Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pound Tree Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pound Tree Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Pound Tree Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Mary Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Mary'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | North Front | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Front | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Charlotte Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlotte Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlotte Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlotte Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Charlotte Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Charlotte Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Front | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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