Total Crime Rate
789.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Palmerston Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bargate , and the 13th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Palmerston Road (SO14 1LL) in the last 12 months was 789.6 per 1,000 residents and was 165.8% 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 181 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 5 cases , down -37.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 96.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -47.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 262 (≈ 377.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Palmerston Road (SO14 1LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near York Walk, where police recorded 173 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Walk (100 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bargate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | York Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vincents Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Vincents Walk | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Vincents Walk | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Vincents Walk | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Vincents Walk | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Vincents Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | York Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | York Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | York Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Vincents Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Front | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Front | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | North Front | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | North Front | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Broad Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sussex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sussex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sussex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sussex Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sussex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sussex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sussex Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Vincents Walk | Under investigation |
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