Total Crime Rate

327.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

248.9 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 327.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 248.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 222.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Orchard Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bargate , and the 61st 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 Orchard Place (SO14 3BW) in the last 12 months was 327.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 248.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Place (SO14 3BW), 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 Orchard Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chandos Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Canal Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Captains Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Back Of The Walls Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Threefield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gloucester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Threefield Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Threefield Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lime Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Challis Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Challis Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Challis Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Place —
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Data Sources

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