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Southampton

EnglandSouth EastSouthampton
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
248,971
Households
102,255
Crimes · Mar '26
2,260 · 9.1 per 1k
102,255
Households
White Brit. · 68%
Ethnicity
No religion · 43%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
2,260 · 9.1 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
5,806
Postcodes
102,255
Households
White Brit. · 68%
Ethnicity
No religion · 43%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
2,260 · 9.1 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
5,806
Postcodes

Overview of Southampton

Coordinates50.9183, -1.3967
Postcodes
5,806
Population (Census)
248,971
Households (Census)
102,255
Recorded crime · Mar '26
2,260 · 9.1 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Southampton

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.17 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.17 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Police Recorded Crime in Southampton

Crime trends · Southampton
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
819
YoY stable
ASB
242
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
90
YoY -8%
Burglary
88
YoY -9%
Criminal damage
141
YoY -10%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Drugs
109
YoY +24%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26

3 of 5 key categories improving · drugs up sharply

2,260
incidents · Mar '26

Demographics in Southampton

Ethnicity

Total residents: 248,828
White Brit.68.1%
Other White11.6%
Indian3.7%
Other Asian2.7%
African2.3%
+ 3 other groups · 11.7%

Religion

Total residents: 248,856
No religion43.4%
Christian40.1%
Not answered6.6%
Muslim5.6%
Sikh1.7%
+ 1 other religions · 2.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 248,971
35–4919.8%
25–3416.4%
50–6415.8%
20–2410.5%
65–747.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.9%

Households

Total households: 102,255
Other21.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.0%
Any member 66+11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.9%
+ 8 other households · 37.2%