Total Crime Rate

440.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

187.8 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 440.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 187.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 130.8 9/10
  • Public order 44.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.2 9/10
  • Drugs 23.2 10/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

St Michaels Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bargate , and the 30th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Michaels Street (SO14 2DB) in the last 12 months was 440.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 187.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Michaels Street (SO14 2DB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 363 crimes here, including 182 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Michaels Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/133)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Strand Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Bernard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Michael'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gloucester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Back Of The Walls Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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