Total Crime Rate

108.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 108.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.7 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lime Street 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 Lime Street (SO14 3DB) 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 Lime Street (SO14 3DB), the main crime hotspot is near York Walk. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lime Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/120)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Latimer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Latimer Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Orchard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitestar Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lime Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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