Crime Rates at St Mary Street, Southampton, SO14 1NU

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 1NU) 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 1NU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.