Total Crime Rate
116.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Middle Street area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 265th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Middle Street (SO14 6GJ) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middle Street (SO14 6GJ), 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.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bellevue Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Earls Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Verulam Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Frederick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kingsbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Forster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingsbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denzil Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fanshawe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Earls Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brintons Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranbury Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brintons Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Methuen Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Methuen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Methuen Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Methuen Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Highcliff Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highcliff Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brintons Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brintons Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Brintons Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Brintons Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brintons Terrace | Under investigation |
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