Total Crime Rate

267.3 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 267.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.1 10/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • 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

Mansbridge Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Swaythling , and the 78th 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 Mansbridge Road (SO18 2LL) in the last 12 months was 267.3 per 1,000 residents and was 270.6% higher than the Swaythling average (72.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 145.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mansbridge Road (SO18 2LL), the main crime hotspot is near Pilgrim Place. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mansbridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Walnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mardon Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walnut Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Pilgrim Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Itchenside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mardon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mardon Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lord Mountbatten Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lord Mountbatten Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Stoneham Cemetery Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Stoneham Cemetery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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