Total Crime Rate

251.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 251.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.6 10/10
  • Public order 30.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.8 10/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bullar Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 95th highest crime rate of 723 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 Bullar Road (SO18 1GT) in the last 12 months was 251.9 per 1,000 residents and was 207.7% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 154.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bullar Road (SO18 1GT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cobden Court, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bitterne Road West (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bullar Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Garfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bitterne Road West Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Riverdene Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverdene Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coleson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cobden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tamarisk Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bitterne Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bitterne Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cobden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bitterne Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Garfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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