Total Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.4 1/10
  • Burglary 1.4 1/10
  • Robbery 1.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.4 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Mary Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bargate , and the 211th lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Mary Street (SO14 1NS) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Mary Street (SO14 1NS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Mary Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Mary'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Challis Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evans Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Evans Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Evans Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evans Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Johnson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Johnson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Johnson Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Broad Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Challis Court —
Apr 2026Drugs Cook Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Front Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Front Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Front Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs North Front Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Challis Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Golden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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