Total Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 20.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • 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 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bitterne Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Peartree , and the 56th lowest crime rate of 734 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 20.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% lower than the Peartree average (104.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bitterne Way (SO19 4EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bitterne Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grantham Road (12 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Little Lances Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Lances Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Huntly Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Redmoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Redmoor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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