Crime Rates at Guildford Street, Southampton, SO14 5BF

Guildford Street area has the 51st highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 208th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Guildford Street (SO14 5BF) in the last 12 months was 144.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% lower than the Banister & Polygon average (191.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 96.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Guildford Street (SO14 5BF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.