Total Crime Rate

226.0 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 226.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.9 10/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 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

Chapel Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bargate , and the 116th 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 Chapel Road (SO14 5BT) in the last 12 months was 226.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% lower 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 111.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Road (SO14 5BT), the main crime hotspot is near Ascupart Street. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ascupart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Whitestar Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascupart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ascupart Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Terminus Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Terminus Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Captains Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Captains Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitestar Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitestar Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ascupart Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascupart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ascupart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ascupart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Glebe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ascupart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ascupart Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Johnson Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Johnson Street
Sep 2025Drugs Johnson Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cook Street
Sep 2025Drugs Evans Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Evans Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evans Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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