Total Crime Rate

82.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Public order 19.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Downton Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 350th lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downton Road (SO18 2PL) in the last 12 months was 82.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downton Road (SO18 2PL), the main crime hotspot is near Copsewood Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Farm Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Halstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Litchfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Halstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Litchfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copsewood Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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