Total Crime Rate

789.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 789.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 260.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.1 10/10
  • Public order 86.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 70.6 10/10
  • Drugs 64.8 10/10
  • Other theft 43.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 40.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.6 10/10
  • Burglary 21.6 10/10
  • Robbery 18.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

East 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 East Street (SO14 3HH) 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 East Street (SO14 3HH), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 243 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in East Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Challis Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street
Sep 2025Drugs East Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft York Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bernard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bernard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft York Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Vincents Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Vincents Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Road

Data Sources

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