Crime Rates at Above Bar Street, Southampton, SO14 7FN

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 7FN) 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 7FN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 575 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waterloo Terrace (198 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.