Total Crime Rate

255.0 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 255.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.0 10/10
  • Public order 25.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Itchenside Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Swaythling , and the 91st 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 Itchenside Close (SO18 2LZ) in the last 12 months was 255.0 per 1,000 residents and was 253.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 450.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 140.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Itchenside Close (SO18 2LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Itchenside Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Claude Ashby Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Itchenside Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Stoneham Cemetery Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Itchenside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stoneham Cemetery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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