Total Crime Rate

354.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

155.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 354.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 155.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.9 10/10
  • Drugs 51.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.8 10/10
  • Public order 23.1 10/10
  • Other theft 17.3 9/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.4 6/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 8th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bargate , and the 51st highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Mary Street (SO14 1PG) in the last 12 months was 354.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 155.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Mary Street (SO14 1PG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Mary Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Evans Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs 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 2026Drugs St Mary'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ascupart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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 Cook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ascupart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ascupart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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