Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Harcourt Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 327th lowest 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 Harcourt Road (SO18 1GN) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harcourt Road (SO18 1GN), the main crime hotspot is near Cobden Court. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harcourt Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cobden Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cobden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cobden Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bitterne Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bitterne Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bitterne Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bullar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cobbett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Cobden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Macnaghten Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Macnaghten Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cobden Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bitterne Park Triangle Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Macnaghten Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hollingbourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery St Catherines Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bitterne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Whitworth Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverdene Place —
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Data Sources

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