Total Crime Rate

76.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 76.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Witts Hill area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 325th lowest crime rate of 734 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 Witts Hill (SO18 4QN) in the last 12 months was 76.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% lower than the Bitterne Park average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -56.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Witts Hill (SO18 4QN), the main crime hotspot is near Macarthur Crescent. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Witts Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgehill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macarthur Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Macarthur Crescent
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Macarthur Crescent
Sep 2025Other theft Macarthur Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Macarthur Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macarthur Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Cleveland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edgehill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oak Green Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Exeter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cleveland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Witts Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Litchfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgehill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgehill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tedder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tedder Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cleveland Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fernwood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High View Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Vale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Vale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Vale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tedder Road
Sep 2025Other theft Ferndene Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cleveland Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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