Crime and safety
Police-recorded crime in Southampton, with clear dates and definitions. Reporting behaviour and recording practices affect the figures.
The city picture
Year ending March 2026
31,147
Police-recorded crimes
Home Office recorded offences, excluding fraud. ASB is recorded separately.
ONS / Home Office · Year ending March 2026
Checked 3 October 2026 · next 22 October 2026-0.7%
Annual change in recorded crime
Against revised year ending March 2025 in the same ONS release; not against an older unrevised total.
ONS / Home Office · Year ending March 2026
Checked 3 October 2026 · next 22 October 2026120.1
Police-recorded crime rate
Police-recorded crime excluding fraud, not all crime. ONS-published rate uses mid-2024 population. Some Hampshire offences cannot be assigned to a local authority. Comparators are selected coastal authorities, not a statistical peer group.
ONS / Home Office · Year ending March 2026
Checked 3 October 2026 · next 22 October 20263,187
Anti-social behaviour incidents
Police.uk ASB incidents, separate from recorded crime.
Southampton Safe City Partnership / Home Office · 2024/25
Checked 3 October 2026A fairer comparison
Counts and rates answer different questions.
Source: ONS / Home Office · Year ending March 2026
Checked 3 October 2026
Police-recorded crime excluding fraud, not all crime. ONS-published rate uses mid-2024 population. Some Hampshire offences cannot be assigned to a local authority. Comparators are selected coastal authorities, not a statistical peer group.
| Measure | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Police-recorded crime rate | 120.1 | Year ending March 2026 |
| England police-recorded crime rate | 83.4 | Year ending March 2026 |
Source: Southampton Safe City Partnership / Home Office · 2023/24 (revised)
Checked 3 October 2026
Previous year revised in the same assessment.
| Measure | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Police-recorded crimes, previous year | 32,635 | 2023/24 (revised) |
| Police-recorded crimes | 31,147 | Year ending March 2026 |
Crime types
Categories can overlap. Anti-social behaviour is recorded separately, so these rows must not be added to reconstruct the total.
| Measure | Southampton / area | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violence against the person | 11,696 offences · Southampton | Year ending March 2026 | ONS / Home Office |
| Sexual offences | 1,286 offences · Southampton | Year ending March 2026 | ONS / Home Office |
| Theft offences | 9,771 offences · Southampton | Year ending March 2026 | ONS / Home Office |
| Residential burglary | 933 offences · Southampton | Year ending March 2026 | ONS / Home Office |
| Vehicle offences | 1,858 offences · Southampton | Year ending March 2026 | ONS / Home Office |
| Drug offences | 1,563 offences · Southampton | Year ending March 2026 | ONS / Home Office |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2,413 offences · Southampton | Year ending March 2026 | ONS / Home Office |
| Anti-social behaviour incidents | 3,187 incidents · Southampton | 2024/25 | Southampton Safe City Partnership / Home Office |