Total Crime Rate
498.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
268.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026King Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bargate , and the 27th 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 King Street (SO14 3DG) in the last 12 months was 498.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 268.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around King Street (SO14 3DG), 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.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lime Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cook Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cook Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canal Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Canal Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Strand | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Strand | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lime Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lime Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Orchard Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Orchard Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Queensway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | East Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Back Of The Walls | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
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