Swaythling
Middle areaNorth east Southampton. 8,485 people in 1.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Swaythling live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Swaythling
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Swaythling at a rate of 71.4 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 | 219 |
| Other crime | 103 |
| Shoplifting | 97 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 60 |
| Vehicle crime | 37 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 33 |
| Burglary | 26 |
| Drug offences | 19 |
| Robbery | 12 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Swaythling compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Swaythling safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Swaythling at a rate of 71.4 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, 53 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Swaythling.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (219), other crime (103) and shoplifting (97).
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 Swaythling alone. See Southampton
Swaythling in brief
The median price paid for a home in Swaythling was £295,000 in 2025.
Swaythling had 7,275 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Swaythling live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Swaythling, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.