Total Crime Rate

40.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 40.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 34.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Oaktree Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oaktree Road (SO18 1PL) in the last 12 months was 40.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oaktree Road (SO18 1PL), 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 Oaktree Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Oak Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oak Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oak Tree Road 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 Bitterne Park Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bitterne Park Triangle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bitterne Park Triangle Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery River View Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Gardens —
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Data Sources

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