Total Crime Rate

724.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

321.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 724.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 321.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 224.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 153.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 113.6 10/10
  • Public order 73.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Burglary 25.6 10/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Robbery 14.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.4 9/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • 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

Bitterne Road area has the highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Peartree , and the 14th 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 Bitterne Road (SO18 5EE) in the last 12 months was 724.4 per 1,000 residents and was 617.6% higher than the Peartree average (101.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 321.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bitterne Road (SO18 5EE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bitterne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chichester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chichester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Panwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angel Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angel Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angel Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haynes Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brownlow Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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