Total Crime Rate

404.7 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 404.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 214.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.3 10/10
  • Public order 31.1 10/10
  • Drugs 23.4 10/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Bernard Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bargate , and the 33rd 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 Bernard Street (SO14 3RS) in the last 12 months was 404.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 256.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bernard Street (SO14 3RS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bernard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs East Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canal Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Captains Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Canal Walk Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latimer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Briton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brunswick Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Briton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Captains Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Street Under investigation
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 Chandos Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bernard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bernard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Challis Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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