Total Crime Rate

362.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

183.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 362.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 183.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.2 10/10
  • Other theft 40.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bernard Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bargate , and the 46th highest crime rate of 723 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 Bernard Street (SO14 3BA) in the last 12 months was 362.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 183.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 101.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bernard Street (SO14 3BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bernard Street, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Street (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bernard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chandos Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Orchard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Gloucester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Latimer Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Latimer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Back Of The Walls Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brunswick Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brunswick Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Strand Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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