Total Crime Rate
76.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mousehole Lane 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 Mousehole Lane (SO18 4TD) 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 Mousehole Lane (SO18 4TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wavell Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Macarthur Crescent (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bitterne Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ferndene Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Macarthur Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wavell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wavell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wavell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wavell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wavell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Macarthur Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Macarthur Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Macarthur Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Macarthur Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wavell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oak Green Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Exeter Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bramble Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bramble Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cleveland Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cleveland Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wavell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Macarthur Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glasslaw Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Benhams Farm Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tedder Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tedder Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tedder Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Benhams Farm Close | Under investigation |
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