Total Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Mousehole Lane area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 233rd lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mousehole Lane (SO18 4FB) in the last 12 months was 54.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% lower than the Bitterne Park average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mousehole Lane (SO18 4FB), the main crime hotspot is near Vale Drive. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mousehole Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossington Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cobden Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High View Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ferndene Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Vale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Vale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Vale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cobden Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Witts Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neva Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neva Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Neva Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fernwood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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