Total Crime Rate

253.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 253.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 129.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.5 10/10
  • Public order 23.1 10/10
  • Drugs 17.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Robbery 8.7 8/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Woodmill Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 723 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 Woodmill Lane (SO18 2JR) in the last 12 months was 253.6 per 1,000 residents and was 209.8% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 129.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodmill Lane (SO18 2JR), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodmill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Oliver Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mead Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oliver Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mead Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

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