Total Crime Rate

188.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 188.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.4 9/10
  • Drugs 45.1 10/10
  • Public order 26.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bitterne Road West area has the 8th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 148th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bitterne Road West (SO18 1AL) in the last 12 months was 188.0 per 1,000 residents and was 114.0% higher than the Bitterne Park average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 94.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bitterne Road West (SO18 1AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawkeswood Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Englefield Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bitterne Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hawkeswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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