Total Crime Rate
255.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Itchenside 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 2RN) 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 2RN), 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.
View Crime In Swaythling| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stoneham Cemetery Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Itchenside Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stoneham Cemetery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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