Total Crime Rate

724.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

345.8 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 724.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 345.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 260.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.8 10/10
  • Drugs 79.3 10/10
  • Public order 50.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 40.4 8/10
  • Other theft 36.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.1 10/10
  • Robbery 21.6 10/10
  • Burglary 18.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.5 9/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
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 2nd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bargate , and the 13th 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 2DH) in the last 12 months was 724.8 per 1,000 residents and was 147.9% 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 181 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -36.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 240 (≈ 345.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SO14 2DH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 295 crimes here, including 144 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ogle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ogle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Bugle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Strand Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ogle Road
Apr 2026Burglary Ogle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Back Of The Walls Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ogle Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ogle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ogle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ogle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ogle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ogle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ogle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ogle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Bugle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hanover Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Walk
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Portland Street Local resolution

Data Sources

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