Total Crime Rate

161.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 161.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
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

Back Of The Walls area has the 48th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 180th highest crime rate of 734 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 Back Of The Walls (SO14 3LS) in the last 12 months was 161.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% lower than the Banister & Polygon average (204.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Of The Walls (SO14 3LS), 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 Back Of The Walls area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/106)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Challis Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Vincents Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Vincents Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Vincents Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Vincents Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Vincents Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Vincents Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Vincents Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vincents Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vincents Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hanover Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanover Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bernard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Winkle Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Canal Walk Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Briton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Briton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briton Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latimer Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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