Total Crime Rate

145.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 145.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Public order 32.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Royal Crescent Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bargate , and the 206th 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 Royal Crescent Road (SO14 3AF) in the last 12 months was 145.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ).

In the area around Royal Crescent Road (SO14 3AF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 219 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Royal Crescent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canute Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canute Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canute Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canute Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Canute Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Canute Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Canute Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canute Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Central Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Captains Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Neptune Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Neptune Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Lawrence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Bridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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