Total Crime Rate

273.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

148.9 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 273.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 148.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Public order 30.4 10/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.2 10/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Briton Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bargate , and the 78th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briton Street (SO14 3ES) in the last 12 months was 273.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 148.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briton Street (SO14 3ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near French Street, where police recorded 117 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 Briton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Hill
Apr 2026Drugs Back Of The Walls Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gloucester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
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 2026Other theft East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences French Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting French Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Shoplifting French Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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