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 Lane 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 Lane (SO14 2DT) 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 Lane (SO14 2DT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/250)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Street —
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
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Westgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamtun Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hamtun Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Vyse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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