Total Crime Rate

168.4 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 168.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.5 10/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chafen Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 171st highest crime rate of 734 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 Chafen Road (SO18 1BB) in the last 12 months was 168.4 per 1,000 residents and was 91.7% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 107.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chafen Road (SO18 1BB), the main crime hotspot is near Bitterne Road West. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chafen Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bitterne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bitterne Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bitterne Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bitterne Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Macnaghten Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Macnaghten Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hollingbourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Macnaghten Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Whitworth Crescent Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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