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Where to stay in Southampton

Every area rated for day and night, with the reasoning and the sources behind each rating.

🟢 Official crime data · Hampshire Constabulary, data.police.uk Day and night here are split by offence type, not by clock time: the police feed records no time of day, so “by day” weights shoplifting, theft and burglary and “at night” weights violence, robbery and anti-social behaviour. An area with a busy high street and quiet evenings can therefore read worse by day, and that is the offence mix, not a count of incidents seen at each hour. Each area page shows the figures behind both. Methodology →

For a short stay in Southampton: Bargate, Shirley and Bassett. One area for each kind of trip, each shown with its own day and night rating — including where that rating says be careful. None of them is here because someone paid for it.

For a first visit Bargate
Higher caution advisedday Higher caution advisednight
4 of the city's main sights are close enough to walk between. Still a practical base for a first visit: the rating is driven by shoplifting during the day and violence after dark, counted as a rate against the 23,009 people registered as living here rather than the far larger number who pass through. Take extra care, particularly after dark — that is what the rating is for, not a reason to stay out of the area. Find a place in Bargate →
With family Shirley
Averageday Averagenight
1 park within reach, and nothing here turns into a nightlife strip after dark. Find a place in Shirley →
Best rated overall Bassett
Relatively saferday Relatively safernight
Nowhere in the city is rated better, by day or after dark. Find a place in Bassett →
Compare all 16 wards

Ordered by how much each area differs from the rest of the city, not by rating — the unusual ones first. Click a column to sort it your way.

AreaDayNight Sights Book
Bargate Higher caution advised Higher caution advised 4 Book →
Bevois Higher caution advised Higher caution advised 1 Book →
Freemantle Higher caution advised Average Book →
Shirley Average Average 1 Book →
Redbridge Average Average Book →
Portswood Average Relatively safer Book →
Bitterne Relatively safer Average Book →
Harefield Relatively safer Average Book →
Millbrook Relatively safer Average Book →
Peartree Relatively safer Average Book →
Woolston Relatively safer Average Book →
Bassett Relatively safer Relatively safer Book →
Bitterne Park Relatively safer Relatively safer Book →
Coxford Relatively safer Relatively safer Book →
Sholing Relatively safer Relatively safer Book →
Swaythling Relatively safer Relatively safer Book →