Total Crime Rate

385.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.4 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 385.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 285.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 60.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Trent Road area has the highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 37th highest crime rate of 723 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 Trent Road (SO18 4PP) in the last 12 months was 385.9 per 1,000 residents and was 371.4% higher than the Bitterne Park average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 132.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Trent Road (SO18 4PP), 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 Trent Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Hill 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 Neva Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summit Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Litchfield Crescent
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferndene Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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