Crime Rates at South Western House, Southampton, SO14 3AL

South Western House area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bargate , and the 238th lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Western House (SO14 3AL) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% lower than the Bargate average (297.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Western House (SO14 3AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bernard Street, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Street (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.