Total Crime Rate

273.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

148.9 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 273.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 148.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Public order 30.4 10/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.2 10/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 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

High Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bargate , and the 78th 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 High Street (SO14 2AX) in the last 12 months was 273.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 148.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SO14 2AX), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 254 crimes here, including 111 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/123)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order York Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order York Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Bugle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Bugle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons York Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft York Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bernard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gloucester Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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