Total Crime Rate

24.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 24.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 20.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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 Way area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Peartree , and the 65th lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bitterne Way (SO19 4EA) in the last 12 months was 24.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bitterne Way (SO19 4EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grantham Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bitterne Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bitterne Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bitterne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntly Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bitterne Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Athelstan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grantham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grantham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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