Total Crime Rate

11.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.0 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 11.9 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Tamarisk Gardens area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 25th lowest crime rate of 723 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 Tamarisk Gardens (SO18 4RA) in the last 12 months was 11.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% lower than the Bitterne Park average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tamarisk Gardens (SO18 4RA), the main crime hotspot is near Cobden Court. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tamarisk Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cobden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coleson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Thorold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tamarisk Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cobden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Garfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parklands Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Garfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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