Crime Rates at High Street, Southampton, SO14 2AX

High Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bargate , and the 63rd 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 High Street (SO14 2AX) in the last 12 months was 307.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 136.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SO14 2AX), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 243 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.