Bitterne West
Middle areaEast Southampton. 8,497 people in 1.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 10% of people in Bitterne West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Bitterne West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bitterne West at a rate of 74.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 133.8 per 1,000 people across Southampton.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 238 |
| Shoplifting | 99 |
| Other crime | 93 |
| Vehicle crime | 58 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 40 |
| Burglary | 37 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 33 |
| Drug offences | 20 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bitterne West compares
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Is Bitterne West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bitterne West at a rate of 74.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 133.8 per 1,000 people across Southampton.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 51 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bitterne West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (238), shoplifting (99) and other crime (93).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Southampton
These figures are published for the whole of Southampton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Southampton and not Bitterne West alone. See Southampton
Bitterne West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bitterne West was £272,500 in 2025.
Bitterne West had 8,318 usual residents at the census.
About 10% of people in Bitterne West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bitterne West, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.