Crime Rates at Lime Street, Southampton, SO14 3DA

Lime Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bargate , and the 13th 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 Lime Street (SO14 3DA) in the last 12 months was 789.6 per 1,000 residents and was 165.8% 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 181 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 5 cases , down -37.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 96.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -47.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 262 (≈ 377.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Street (SO14 3DA), the main crime hotspot is near York Walk. Police recorded 173 crimes here, including 100 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.