Total Crime Rate

789.6 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 789.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 260.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.1 10/10
  • Public order 86.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 70.6 10/10
  • Drugs 64.8 10/10
  • Other theft 43.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 40.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.6 10/10
  • Burglary 21.6 10/10
  • Robbery 18.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
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

Palmerston 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.

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Crime Over Time in Palmerston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft York Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Vincents Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft York Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vincents Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Front
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Front
Sep 2025Other theft North Front Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft North Front Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Broad Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sussex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sussex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Road
Sep 2025Robbery Vincents Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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