Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 62.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 47.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Summit Way area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 264th 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 Summit Way (SO18 4ST) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Summit Way (SO18 4ST), 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 Summit 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 Avon Road 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 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferndene Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summit Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Litchfield Crescent —
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Data Sources

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