Total Crime Rate

64.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 64.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middle Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 277th lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middle Street (SO14 6FT) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% lower than the Banister & Polygon average (191.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Street (SO14 6FT), the main crime hotspot is near Brintons Terrace. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/89)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brintons Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons College Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order College Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order College Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person College Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Highcliff Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highcliff Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earls Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bellevue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Weld Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bellevue Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbury Terrace —
Apr 2026Drugs College Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rockstone Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Methuen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Methuen Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Methuen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Methuen Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Methuen Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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