Crime in SO15: Southampton
data.police.uk recorded 687 street-level crimes at the representative point for SO15 (Southampton) in Jun 2026. The most common category was violence and sexual offences (252 reports, 36.7% of the total). The monthly total fell versus the month before. That is roughly in line with the recent 6-month average for this area.
Southampton, a busy south-coast city-centre district.
Crime by category in SO15
Every street-level crime recorded near the SO15 representative point in Jun 2026, by Home Office category, most common first:
| Category | Crimes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 252 | 36.7% |
| Public order | 85 | 12.4% |
| Shoplifting | 71 | 10.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 58 | 8.4% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 51 | 7.4% |
| Drugs | 39 | 5.7% |
| Other theft | 39 | 5.7% |
| Vehicle crime | 26 | 3.8% |
| Burglary | 22 | 3.2% |
| Other crime | 14 | 2% |
| Possession of weapons | 11 | 1.6% |
| Robbery | 9 | 1.3% |
| Bicycle theft | 6 | 0.9% |
| Theft from the person | 4 | 0.6% |
687 crimes recorded in Jun 2026. data.police.uk snaps each crime to one of a fixed set of anonymised map points, so counts describe the area around the SO15 centroid, not a single street or property.
SO15 crime trend: last 6 months
The monthly recorded-crime total at the SO15 representative point. The recent monthly average is 656 crimes. A single outcode is a small sample, so read the direction rather than any single month.
Source: data.police.uk crimes-street API. The dataset publishes monthly with a ~1–2 month lag; the latest month shown is the newest the API had on the last refresh.
How safe is SO15?
In Jun 2026, SO15 was roughly in line with the recent 6-month average for this area. Recorded crime is not the same as risk: city-centre and high-footfall outcodes record more crime simply because more people pass through them, and recorded figures reflect reporting and policing as well as offending. Use this as area context alongside the price, flood and ground-stability picture — not in isolation.
687 recorded crimes · Jun 2026 · violence and sexual offences most common
See the crime mapped to one SO15 address
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Frequently asked questions
How much crime is there in SO15?
data.police.uk recorded 687 street-level crimes in SO15 (Southampton) in Jun 2026, against a recent monthly average of 656 over the last 6 months. The largest single category was violence and sexual offences, at 36.7% of reports. These are reports snapped to anonymised map points near the outcode centroid, not a per-property figure.
What are the most common crimes in SO15?
In Jun 2026 the most common recorded categories in SO15 were violence and sexual offences (252), public order (85), shoplifting (71). The full category breakdown is in the table above, taken straight from the Home Office crime categories on data.police.uk.
Is SO15 getting safer or more dangerous?
Over the last 6 months of data.police.uk data, the monthly recorded-crime total for SO15 fell most recently and averaged 656 crimes a month. A single outcode is a small sample and recorded crime reflects reporting and policing as well as underlying offending, so read the trend, not one month in isolation.
How accurate is the crime data for SO15?
It is official Home Office data published on data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence. Each crime is snapped to one of a fixed set of anonymised map points near where it happened — never the exact address — so figures describe the area around the outcode centroid, not a single property. Search an exact address on HouseCheckup to see the crimes mapped closest to it in the full report.
Crime in nearby areas
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Prime central London around Westminster and St James's, a dense government and tourism district.
Prime central Chelsea, a low-density affluent residential district.
Battersea and Clapham Junction, a busy riverside district around one of the UK's busiest stations.
Wandsworth and Earlsfield, a residential commuter district inside Zone 2/3.
Wimbledon, a busy town-centre and residential family district.
Sources
- Street-level crime data — data.police.uk (Home Office)
- Outcode geocoding — postcodes.io
Contains public sector information from data.police.uk licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Street-level crimes are snapped to anonymised map points, not exact addresses.