Newtown & Nicholstown
Middle areaSouth east Southampton. 12,989 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Newtown & Nicholstown live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Newtown & Nicholstown
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Newtown & Nicholstown at a rate of 215.1 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 | 1,211 |
| Other crime | 557 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 330 |
| Drug offences | 209 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 173 |
| Vehicle crime | 123 |
| Burglary | 68 |
| Shoplifting | 51 |
| Robbery | 45 |
| Theft from the person | 27 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Newtown & Nicholstown compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Newtown & Nicholstown safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Newtown & Nicholstown at a rate of 215.1 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, 281 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Newtown & Nicholstown.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,211), other crime (557) and anti-social behaviour (330).
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 Newtown & Nicholstown alone. See Southampton
Newtown & Nicholstown in brief
The median price paid for a home in Newtown & Nicholstown was £217,500 in 2025.
Newtown & Nicholstown had 11,609 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Newtown & Nicholstown live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Newtown & Nicholstown, 94.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.