Total Crime Rate

147.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 147.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Barton Crescent area has the 17th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 215th 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 Barton Crescent (SO18 2BN) in the last 12 months was 147.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 92.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barton Crescent (SO18 2BN), the main crime hotspot is near Edgehill Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barton Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edgehill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benhams Farm Close —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Litchfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Litchfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Witts Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cornwall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgehill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Litchfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Benhams Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Benhams Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Cleveland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cleveland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgehill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cleveland Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cleveland Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ferndene Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Vale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Vale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Vale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High View Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fernwood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgehill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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