Total Crime Rate

67.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 3.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highview Way area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 284th lowest crime rate of 723 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 Highview Way (SO18 4FG) in the last 12 months was 67.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% lower than the Bitterne Park average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highview Way (SO18 4FG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trent Close, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edgehill Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highview Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summit Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferndene Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neva Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benhams Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Litchfield Crescent —
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Data Sources

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