Crime Rates at High Street, Hythe, Southampton, SO45 6AG

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dibden & Dibden Purlieu , and the 5th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in New Forest .

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 High Street (SO45 6AG) in the last 12 months was 480.2 per 1,000 residents and was 795.0% higher than the Dibden & Dibden Purlieu average (53.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 154.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SO45 6AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Promenade, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Marsh (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.