Total Crime Rate

146.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 146.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 58.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Other theft 26.1 10/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rutland Way area has the 18th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 218th highest crime rate of 734 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 Rutland Way (SO18 5PG) in the last 12 months was 146.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% higher than the Bitterne Park average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -72.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 132.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rutland Way (SO18 5PG), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 89 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 Rutland Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cleveland Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West End Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langstaff Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glasslaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cerne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cleveland Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bramble Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bramble Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West End Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oak Green Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nomad Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Exeter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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