Total Crime Rate

179.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 179.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Burglary 20.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Drugs 20.5 10/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Lower Canal Walk area has the 18th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bargate , and the 156th 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 Lower Canal Walk (SO14 3AN) in the last 12 months was 179.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Canal Walk (SO14 3AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near French Street, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Street (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Canal Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Winkle Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Porters Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Back Of The Walls Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Briton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Briton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Canal Walk Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order French Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canal Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Southampton Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brunswick Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order French Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences French Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting French Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting French Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bernard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bernard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting French Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting French Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting French Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting French Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting French Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting French Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order French Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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