Total Crime Rate

307.0 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 307.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.7 10/10
  • Burglary 33.4 10/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 9.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Queens Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bargate , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Way (SO14 3AQ) in the last 12 months was 307.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 136.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Way (SO14 3AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near French Street, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Winkle Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences French Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brunswick Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Porters Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canal Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Southampton Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Back Of The Walls Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting French Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Canal Walk Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Briton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting French Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting French Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Briton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bernard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft French Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order French Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order French Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order French Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bernard Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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