Crime Rates at Yew Road, Southampton, SO18 6AW

Yew Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Harefield , and the 336th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yew Road (SO18 6AW) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% higher than the Harefield average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -84.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yew Road (SO18 6AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chichester Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.