Total Crime Rate

239.2 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 239.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.8 10/10
  • Public order 23.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.7 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Oaktree Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 101st 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 Oaktree Road (SO18 1PH) in the last 12 months was 239.2 per 1,000 residents and was 172.3% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 145.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 118.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oaktree Road (SO18 1PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodmill Lane (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oaktree Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour River View Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Tree Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillside Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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