Crime Rates at High Street, Southampton, SO14 2BY

High Street 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 High Street (SO14 2BY) 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 High Street (SO14 2BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 815 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (203 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.