Total Crime Rate

276.6 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 276.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.4 10/10
  • Drugs 47.9 10/10
  • Public order 37.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Old Mill Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bargate , and the 76th 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 Old Mill Lane (SO14 5BW) in the last 12 months was 276.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 159.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Mill Lane (SO14 5BW), the main crime hotspot is near Canute Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Mill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitestar Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B3039 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Compass Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Compass Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcantara Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Endle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canute Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canute Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Canute Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Canute Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitestar Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Whitestar Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Granville Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Glebe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Albert Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime The Compass Under investigation
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Data Sources

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