Total Crime Rate

1755.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

808.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1755.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 808.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 630.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 429.5 10/10
  • Drugs 116.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.8 10/10
  • Public order 107.4 10/10
  • Other theft 88.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.1 10/10
  • Robbery 49.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 47.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 43.0 10/10
  • Burglary 26.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.8 10/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
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

Above Bar Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Above Bar Street (SO14 7FE) in the last 12 months was 1755.7 per 1,000 residents and was 816.5% higher 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 470 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 42.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 602 (≈ 808.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Above Bar Street (SO14 7FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 677 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (140 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Above Bar Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Civic Centre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vincents Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vincents Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vincents Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vincents Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vincents Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincents Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Civic Centre Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Civic Centre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vincents Walk
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Civic Centre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Portland Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vincents Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vincents Walk
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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