Sholing and Bitterne vs St Thomas

Sholing and Bitterne has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,223 crimes in the last 12 months. St Thomas has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) with 3,686 crimes. Sholing and Bitterne scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Sholing and Bitterne shows a year-on-year crime trend of +9.9% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. St Thomas shows +45.9% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Sholing and Bitterne, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,481 incidents). In St Thomas, it is Violent Crime (1,442 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Sholing and Bitterne recorded 313 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while St Thomas recorded 400. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Sholing and Bitterne totalled 1,481 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,442 in St Thomas. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Sholing and Bitterne recorded 2,932 crimes (now 3,223, a change of +9.9%). St Thomas recorded 2,526 crimes previously (now 3,686, +45.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Sholing and Bitterne has a resolution rate of 19.9% and St Thomas has 27.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Sholing and Bitterne falls within the Hampshire Constabulary boundary. St Thomas is covered by Hampshire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Sholing and Bitterne and St Thomas. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.