Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 83.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Midanbury Lane area has the 26th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 351st lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Midanbury Lane (SO18 4HD) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% higher than the Bitterne Park average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 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 Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Midanbury Lane (SO18 4HD), the main crime hotspot is near Trent Close. Police recorded 109 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 Midanbury Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neva Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thorold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dimond Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dimond 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 2026Shoplifting Trent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parklands Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tamarisk Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cobden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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