Crime Rates at Pound Street, Southampton, SO18 6BL

Pound Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 220th 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 Pound Street (SO18 6BL) in the last 12 months was 137.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pound Street (SO18 6BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Angel Crescent, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.