Bitterne East
Middle areaEast Southampton. 7,857 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 28% of people in Bitterne East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Bitterne East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bitterne East at a rate of 93.9 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 | 312 |
| Other crime | 101 |
| Vehicle crime | 79 |
| Burglary | 59 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 52 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 51 |
| Shoplifting | 51 |
| Drug offences | 19 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bitterne East compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Bitterne East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bitterne East at a rate of 93.9 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, 76 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bitterne East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (312), other crime (101) and vehicle crime (79).
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 East alone. See Southampton
Bitterne East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bitterne East was £271,500 in 2025.
Bitterne East had 8,086 usual residents at the census.
About 28% of people in Bitterne East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bitterne East, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.