Total Crime Rate

1119.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1119.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 397.6 10/10
  • Public order 150.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 133.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 114.3 10/10
  • Other theft 81.0 10/10
  • Burglary 64.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.6 10/10
  • Drugs 23.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.4 10/10
  • Robbery 21.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.7 9/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castle Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 8th highest crime rate of 734 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 Castle Way (SO14 2BQ) in the last 12 months was 1119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 447.0% higher than the Banister & Polygon average (204.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 167 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 247 (≈ 588.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Way (SO14 2BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 419 crimes here, including 199 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/196)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Castle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Vincents Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Michael'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Michael'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vincents Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vincents Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vincents Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hanover Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Vincents Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Vincents Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Vincents Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Vincents Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Vincents Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanover Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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