Total Crime Rate

96.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 96.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.2 10/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 38th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 336th 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 6HD) in the last 12 months was 96.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% lower than the Banister & Polygon average (191.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 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 Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Street (SO14 6HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Place (69 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Middle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fanshawe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbury Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbury Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Verulam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verulam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbury Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbury Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Methuen Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Methuen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peterborough Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peterborough Road
Apr 2026Robbery Bevois Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bevois Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denzil Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Forster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Methuen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Methuen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Onslow Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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