Total Crime Rate
83.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Parklands area has the 26th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 351st lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Parklands (SO18 1UE) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parklands (SO18 1UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Neva Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Midanbury Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dimond Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norris Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobden Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Coleson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thorold Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cobden Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Neva Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tamarisk Gardens | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parklands | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dimond Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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