Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 40.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newton Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newton Road (SO18 1NL) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Road (SO18 1NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bitterne Park Triangle (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dimond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dimond Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dimond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thorold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dimond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bitterne Park Triangle Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oak Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bitterne Park Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oak Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oak Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dimond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bitterne Park Triangle Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Bitterne Park Triangle Under investigation
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Data Sources

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