Total Crime Rate
233.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bullar Road 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 Bullar Road (SO18 1GT) 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 Bullar Road (SO18 1GT), 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.
View Crime In Bitterne Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cobden Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cobden Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cobden Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bitterne Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bitterne Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harcourt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bitterne Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bullar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cobbett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobbett Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Macnaghten Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Macnaghten Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Macnaghten Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Whitworth Crescent | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverdene Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cobden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bitterne | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cobden Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobden Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hollingbourne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobden Avenue | Under investigation |
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