Total Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 42.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 4.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 14th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 181st 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 6GT) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% lower than the Banister & Polygon average (191.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Street (SO14 6GT), the main crime hotspot is near College Place. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 69 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 (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackberry Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockstone Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbury Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southcliff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kingsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Cranbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbury Place —
Apr 2026Public order Cranbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cranbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denzil Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cranbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cranbury Terrace Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Methuen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Frederick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fanshawe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order College Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peterborough Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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