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 7FF) 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 7FF), 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 2026Other theft Park Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Park Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scullards Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Park Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Scullards Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ogle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ogle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ogle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Walk Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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