Crime Rates at Chafen Road, Southampton, SO18 1BB

Chafen Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 353rd lowest crime rate of 723 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 Chafen Road (SO18 1BB) in the last 12 months was 84.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% higher than the Bitterne Park average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chafen Road (SO18 1BB), the main crime hotspot is near Bitterne Road West. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.