Total Crime Rate

233.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 233.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.4 10/10
  • Public order 26.3 10/10
  • Other theft 22.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bitterne Road West area has the 5th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 107th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bitterne Road West (SO18 1BH) in the last 12 months was 233.1 per 1,000 residents and was 165.4% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 131.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bitterne Road West (SO18 1BH), 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 Bitterne Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cobbett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bitterne Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bitterne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bullar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Macnaghten Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Macnaghten Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Macnaghten Road 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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