Total Crime Rate
108.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Orchard Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bargate , and the 290th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Lane (SO14 3BE) in the last 12 months was 108.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Orchard Lane (SO14 3BE), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 254 crimes here, including 111 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Vincents Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vincents Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Orchard Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Orchard Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Vincents Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Queensway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | East Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | East Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | East Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Vincents Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Vincents Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lime Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lime Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lime Street | Under investigation |
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