Hightown
Middle areaEast Southampton. 6,504 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Hightown live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hightown
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hightown at a rate of 128.8 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 | 394 |
| Other crime | 141 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 73 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 70 |
| Shoplifting | 61 |
| Burglary | 37 |
| Vehicle crime | 34 |
| Drug offences | 20 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hightown compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Hightown safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hightown at a rate of 128.8 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, 54 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hightown.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (394), other crime (141) and criminal damage and arson (73).
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 Hightown alone. See Southampton
Hightown in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hightown was £245,000 in 2025.
Hightown had 6,534 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Hightown live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hightown, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.