Crime Rates at Chichester Road, Southampton, SO18 6BB

Chichester Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 226th 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 Chichester Road (SO18 6BB) in the last 12 months was 135.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 96.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chichester Road (SO18 6BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wavell Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.