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Southampton · Mid-2025

Resident population

259,230 people

ONS mid-year estimate; uses the current release. Earlier estimates have been revised.

ONS / Nomis · Mid-2025 · checked 3 October 2026

Record people.population · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 38859e682c0a7efc1d957b3005921a101fb4ce46529a3386d2185a2b903593f3

Southampton · Mid-2025

Residents aged 16–64

180,053 people

ONS / Nomis · Mid-2025 · checked 3 October 2026

Record people.working-age · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 38859e682c0a7efc1d957b3005921a101fb4ce46529a3386d2185a2b903593f3

Southampton · August 2026

Claimant count rate

4.2% % of residents aged 16–64

Not the unemployment rate. Includes people required to look for work who receive Universal Credit or JSA; not seasonally adjusted.

ONS / Nomis · August 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record work.claimant · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 38859e682c0a7efc1d957b3005921a101fb4ce46529a3386d2185a2b903593f3

Southampton · August 2026

People on the claimant count

7,440 people

ONS / Nomis · August 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record work.claimants · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 38859e682c0a7efc1d957b3005921a101fb4ce46529a3386d2185a2b903593f3

Great Britain · August 2026

Great Britain claimant rate

3.9% % of residents aged 16–64

Not seasonally adjusted.

ONS / Nomis · August 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record work.claimant-gb · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 38859e682c0a7efc1d957b3005921a101fb4ce46529a3386d2185a2b903593f3

Southampton · April 2025–March 2026

Employment rate

73.3% % aged 16–64

Annual Population Survey estimate; subject to sampling uncertainty.

ONS / Nomis · April 2025–March 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record work.employment · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 38859e682c0a7efc1d957b3005921a101fb4ce46529a3386d2185a2b903593f3

Great Britain · April 2025–March 2026

Great Britain employment rate

75.5% % aged 16–64

Annual Population Survey.

ONS / Nomis · April 2025–March 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record work.employment-gb · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 38859e682c0a7efc1d957b3005921a101fb4ce46529a3386d2185a2b903593f3

Southampton · April 2025–March 2026

Economic inactivity rate

22.4% % aged 16–64

Includes students, carers and people unable to work; survey estimate.

ONS / Nomis · April 2025–March 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record work.inactivity · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 38859e682c0a7efc1d957b3005921a101fb4ce46529a3386d2185a2b903593f3

Southampton · April 2025–March 2026

Model-based unemployment rate

4.8% % of economically active people aged 16+

ONS model-based estimate, preferred over the smaller local survey estimate.

ONS / Nomis · April 2025–March 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record work.unemployment · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 38859e682c0a7efc1d957b3005921a101fb4ce46529a3386d2185a2b903593f3

Southampton · 2025

Median full-time resident weekly pay

£724.40 a week

Gross weekly employee pay; ASHE resident analysis. This is not annual earnings.

ONS / Nomis · 2025 · checked 3 October 2026

Record work.pay · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 38859e682c0a7efc1d957b3005921a101fb4ce46529a3386d2185a2b903593f3

Great Britain · 2025

Great Britain median weekly pay

£766.60 a week

Full-time employees; gross pay by residence.

ONS / Nomis · 2025 · checked 3 October 2026

Record work.pay-gb · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 38859e682c0a7efc1d957b3005921a101fb4ce46529a3386d2185a2b903593f3

Southampton · 2025

Median full-time workplace weekly pay

£781.50 a week

Employees working in Southampton, including commuters; not resident earnings.

ONS / Nomis · 2025 · checked 3 October 2026

Record work.workplace-pay · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 38859e682c0a7efc1d957b3005921a101fb4ce46529a3386d2185a2b903593f3

Southampton · 2024

Total jobs

127,000 jobs

Jobs include employees, self-employed, government-supported trainees and HM Forces.

ONS / Nomis · 2024 · checked 3 October 2026

Record work.jobs · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 38859e682c0a7efc1d957b3005921a101fb4ce46529a3386d2185a2b903593f3

Southampton · 2026

VAT/PAYE registered enterprises

7,285 enterprises

ONS Inter-Departmental Business Register; excludes businesses below registration thresholds.

ONS / Nomis · 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record work.businesses · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 38859e682c0a7efc1d957b3005921a101fb4ce46529a3386d2185a2b903593f3

Southampton · 2024

Health and social work employee jobs

26,000 jobs

BRES workplace estimate; not the workforce of a single hospital.

ONS / Nomis · 2024 · checked 3 October 2026

Record work.health-jobs · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 38859e682c0a7efc1d957b3005921a101fb4ce46529a3386d2185a2b903593f3

Southampton · 2024

Arts, entertainment and recreation jobs

2,500 employee jobs

BRES workplace estimate; rounded, excludes self-employed workers.

ONS / Nomis · 2024 · checked 3 October 2026

Record culture.jobs · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 38859e682c0a7efc1d957b3005921a101fb4ce46529a3386d2185a2b903593f3

Southampton · 2022 decision for 2025

UK City of Culture 2025 bid

Shortlisted bid outcome

Southampton was a finalist; Bradford won. This is a historical bid, not a current award.

Solent University · 2022 decision for 2025 · checked 3 October 2026

Record culture.bid · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 430d23937874f131feb4ffd74e8de94c93bc7810aa8893702e6e829e3168526a

Southampton · January–December 2025

Residents with RQF4+ qualifications

44.1% % of residents aged 16–64

Annual Population Survey estimate.

ONS / Nomis · January–December 2025 · checked 3 October 2026

Record schools.rqf4 · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 38859e682c0a7efc1d957b3005921a101fb4ce46529a3386d2185a2b903593f3

Southampton · 2025

Average Attainment 8 score

41.9 points

School-location measure. DfE outcomes as reported by Southampton Data Observatory.

Southampton Data Observatory / DfE · 2025 · checked 3 October 2026

Record schools.attainment8 · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 9e5a37d9e95f197c21a193bba1a36f9b0c7529e8cbe93afa50646e67a9bc8218

England · 2025

England: average attainment 8 score

46.0 points

Same school phase and reporting period.

Southampton Data Observatory / DfE · 2025 · checked 3 October 2026

Record schools.attainment8-eng · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 9e5a37d9e95f197c21a193bba1a36f9b0c7529e8cbe93afa50646e67a9bc8218

Southampton · 2025

Reception good level of development

68.1% % of pupils

School-location measure. DfE outcomes as reported by Southampton Data Observatory.

Southampton Data Observatory / DfE · 2025 · checked 3 October 2026

Record schools.early-years · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 9e5a37d9e95f197c21a193bba1a36f9b0c7529e8cbe93afa50646e67a9bc8218

England · 2025

England: reception good level of development

68.3% % of pupils

Same school phase and reporting period.

Southampton Data Observatory / DfE · 2025 · checked 3 October 2026

Record schools.early-years-eng · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 9e5a37d9e95f197c21a193bba1a36f9b0c7529e8cbe93afa50646e67a9bc8218

Southampton · 2025

Year 1 phonics expected standard

78.4% % of pupils

School-location measure. DfE outcomes as reported by Southampton Data Observatory.

Southampton Data Observatory / DfE · 2025 · checked 3 October 2026

Record schools.phonics · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 9e5a37d9e95f197c21a193bba1a36f9b0c7529e8cbe93afa50646e67a9bc8218

England · 2025

England: year 1 phonics expected standard

79.8% % of pupils

Same school phase and reporting period.

Southampton Data Observatory / DfE · 2025 · checked 3 October 2026

Record schools.phonics-eng · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 9e5a37d9e95f197c21a193bba1a36f9b0c7529e8cbe93afa50646e67a9bc8218

Southampton · 2025

KS2 reading, writing and maths expected standard

55.8% % of pupils

School-location measure. DfE outcomes as reported by Southampton Data Observatory.

Southampton Data Observatory / DfE · 2025 · checked 3 October 2026

Record schools.ks2 · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 9e5a37d9e95f197c21a193bba1a36f9b0c7529e8cbe93afa50646e67a9bc8218

England · 2025

England: ks2 reading, writing and maths expected standard

61.2% % of pupils

Same school phase and reporting period.

Southampton Data Observatory / DfE · 2025 · checked 3 October 2026

Record schools.ks2-eng · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 9e5a37d9e95f197c21a193bba1a36f9b0c7529e8cbe93afa50646e67a9bc8218

Southampton · 2024/25

Persistent absence — primary

15.99% %

Department for Education · 2024/25 · checked 3 October 2026

Record schools.primary-absence · Official source; exact record extract with original evidence locator
Evidence SHA-256 725db2ef92f02539b1c2c4732a398a2d143e8417d6a41093ffb5b3c3f9bdec08

England · 2024/25

Persistent absence — primary

12.99% %

Department for Education · 2024/25 · checked 3 October 2026

Record schools.primary-absence-eng · Official source; exact record extract with original evidence locator
Evidence SHA-256 ffad52ff51564398c77961d56899e4a49578ccf22db03d3b8c272f49b8b7889d

Southampton · 2024/25

Persistent absence — secondary

27.21% %

Department for Education · 2024/25 · checked 3 October 2026

Record schools.secondary-absence · Official source; exact record extract with original evidence locator
Evidence SHA-256 73b460530dcc707f9476181a73af0d66cd09c3d95b0cfac707b245ad7d5f254c

England · 2024/25

Persistent absence — secondary

23.37% %

Department for Education · 2024/25 · checked 3 October 2026

Record schools.secondary-absence-eng · Official source; exact record extract with original evidence locator
Evidence SHA-256 4738f644dde216b99cf2ac693700b46f8b0a0ffaa798d5c5db53fd7bdd4fdcce

Southampton · July 2026

Average house price

£236,000 UK HPI average

Provisional; rounded to the nearest £1,000 by ONS. A mix-adjusted average, not a median.

ONS / HM Land Registry · July 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record homes.price · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 e261596700ca05701614ad73a915e3b1bfe6f8a40e8a6fc5ed106a31fc800e37

Southampton · July 2026

Annual house price change

+2.4% year on year

Provisional, not seasonally adjusted.

ONS / HM Land Registry · July 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record homes.price-change · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 e261596700ca05701614ad73a915e3b1bfe6f8a40e8a6fc5ed106a31fc800e37

Southampton · August 2026

Average monthly private rent

£1,257 a month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents; existing and new tenancies, not asking rents.

ONS / HM Land Registry · August 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record homes.rent · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 e261596700ca05701614ad73a915e3b1bfe6f8a40e8a6fc5ed106a31fc800e37

Southampton · August 2026

Annual private rent change

+3.4% year on year

Not seasonally adjusted.

ONS / HM Land Registry · August 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record homes.rent-change · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 e261596700ca05701614ad73a915e3b1bfe6f8a40e8a6fc5ed106a31fc800e37

Southampton · August 2025

Average monthly rent one year earlier

£1,216 a month

Same release as August 2026.

ONS / HM Land Registry · August 2025 · checked 3 October 2026

Record homes.rent-previous · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 e261596700ca05701614ad73a915e3b1bfe6f8a40e8a6fc5ed106a31fc800e37

Southampton · July 2026

First-time buyer average house price

£210,000 UK HPI average

Provisional; rounded by ONS.

ONS / HM Land Registry · July 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record homes.first-time · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 e261596700ca05701614ad73a915e3b1bfe6f8a40e8a6fc5ed106a31fc800e37

Southampton · July 2026

Average flat / maisonette price

£153,000 UK HPI average

Provisional; rounded by ONS.

ONS / HM Land Registry · July 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record homes.flat · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 e261596700ca05701614ad73a915e3b1bfe6f8a40e8a6fc5ed106a31fc800e37

Southampton · August 2026

1 bedroom average rent

£881 a month

ONS private rents, not advertised new lets.

ONS / HM Land Registry · August 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record homes.rent-1 · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 e261596700ca05701614ad73a915e3b1bfe6f8a40e8a6fc5ed106a31fc800e37

Southampton · August 2026

2 bedroom average rent

£1,114 a month

ONS private rents, not advertised new lets.

ONS / HM Land Registry · August 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record homes.rent-2 · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 e261596700ca05701614ad73a915e3b1bfe6f8a40e8a6fc5ed106a31fc800e37

Southampton · August 2026

3 bedroom average rent

£1,357 a month

ONS private rents, not advertised new lets.

ONS / HM Land Registry · August 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record homes.rent-3 · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 e261596700ca05701614ad73a915e3b1bfe6f8a40e8a6fc5ed106a31fc800e37

Southampton · August 2026

4 or more bedroom average rent

£1,890 a month

ONS private rents, not advertised new lets.

ONS / HM Land Registry · August 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record homes.rent-4 · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 e261596700ca05701614ad73a915e3b1bfe6f8a40e8a6fc5ed106a31fc800e37

Southampton · 2023–25

Life expectancy at birth — male

77.9 years

Value based on provisional mortality and population data. Period life expectancy reflects current mortality rates, not a prediction of the lifetime of an individual child. Do not mix single-year and pooled three-year estimates.

Office for Health Improvement and Disparities / ONS · 2023–25 · checked 3 October 2026

Record health.life-male · Official source; exact record extract with original evidence locator
Evidence SHA-256 01a60cfa20299cfd8c37ebf839169e70556e1b09e8891e68e4b3917b4a0a0a8f

England · 2023–25

Life expectancy at birth — male

79.7 years

Value based on provisional mortality and population data. Period life expectancy reflects current mortality rates, not a prediction of the lifetime of an individual child. Do not mix single-year and pooled three-year estimates.

Office for Health Improvement and Disparities / ONS · 2023–25 · checked 3 October 2026

Record health.life-male-eng · Official source; exact record extract with original evidence locator
Evidence SHA-256 7d2b369becd42478aa720b58b7d4d57ebb8bd1e1033fd04c9e9155b0c301d13a

Southampton · 2023–25

Life expectancy at birth — female

82.6 years

Value based on provisional mortality and population data. Period life expectancy reflects current mortality rates, not a prediction of the lifetime of an individual child. Do not mix single-year and pooled three-year estimates.

Office for Health Improvement and Disparities / ONS · 2023–25 · checked 3 October 2026

Record health.life-female · Official source; exact record extract with original evidence locator
Evidence SHA-256 7e5cdcbb419d6dded08588fd63a9fa1e0d51cf76b77b6cdd4ae84609e7a6c609

England · 2023–25

Life expectancy at birth — female

83.5 years

Value based on provisional mortality and population data. Period life expectancy reflects current mortality rates, not a prediction of the lifetime of an individual child. Do not mix single-year and pooled three-year estimates.

Office for Health Improvement and Disparities / ONS · 2023–25 · checked 3 October 2026

Record health.life-female-eng · Official source; exact record extract with original evidence locator
Evidence SHA-256 a45e202d1002fac22666f3bdda50893d0a28e0e5357e44071d15d2c5b291d497

Southampton · 2022–2024 (pooled)

Male healthy life expectancy

57.6 years

Survey-based estimate. Local differences from England were not statistically significant.

Southampton Data Observatory / ONS · 2022–2024 (pooled) · checked 3 October 2026

Record health.healthy-male · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 7b2f0598b141132505b9c0f0b269c5bbf509f8c148d79553d60407979f5ef757

Southampton · 2022–2024 (pooled)

Female healthy life expectancy

59.0 years

Survey-based estimate. Local differences from England were not statistically significant.

Southampton Data Observatory / ONS · 2022–2024 (pooled) · checked 3 October 2026

Record health.healthy-female · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 7b2f0598b141132505b9c0f0b269c5bbf509f8c148d79553d60407979f5ef757

Southampton · 24 months to 31 March 2026

Adults seen by an NHS dentist

36.0% % of resident adults

Patient-postcode location. Private dentistry excluded. NHSBSA population denominator; Table 3g.

NHS Business Services Authority · 24 months to 31 March 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record health.dental-adults · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 689e35637153c354d46fef8e84e1e1b8402a492172aa438c11ce22074cbb0760

Southampton · 24 months to 31 March 2026

Adults seen by an NHS dentist (count)

75,712 patients

Patient-postcode location; Table 3c. Adults and children have different reporting windows.

NHS Business Services Authority · 24 months to 31 March 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record health.dental-adults-count · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 689e35637153c354d46fef8e84e1e1b8402a492172aa438c11ce22074cbb0760

Southampton · 12 months to 31 March 2026

Children seen by an NHS dentist

60.6% % of resident children

Patient-postcode location. Private dentistry excluded. NHSBSA population denominator; Table 3g.

NHS Business Services Authority · 12 months to 31 March 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record health.dental-children · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 689e35637153c354d46fef8e84e1e1b8402a492172aa438c11ce22074cbb0760

Southampton · 12 months to 31 March 2026

Children seen by an NHS dentist (count)

29,528 patients

Patient-postcode location; Table 3c. Adults and children have different reporting windows.

NHS Business Services Authority · 12 months to 31 March 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record health.dental-children-count · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 689e35637153c354d46fef8e84e1e1b8402a492172aa438c11ce22074cbb0760

England · 24 months to 31 March 2026

England adults seen by NHS dentist

40% % of resident adults

Rounded national headline as published by NHSBSA.

NHS Business Services Authority · 24 months to 31 March 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record health.dental-adults-eng · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 0d0c555032dcf35c15a38d8dd25b4e6825c0fa58aeb62c0844c682aeefb17b76

England · 12 months to 31 March 2026

England children seen by NHS dentist

60% % of resident children

Rounded national headline as published by NHSBSA.

NHS Business Services Authority · 12 months to 31 March 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record health.dental-children-eng · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 0d0c555032dcf35c15a38d8dd25b4e6825c0fa58aeb62c0844c682aeefb17b76

Southampton · 2024/25

Household waste reused, recycled or composted

29.2% %

Includes food waste. Comparisons reflect different collection systems; not all waste collected for recycling is accepted.

Southampton Data Observatory / Defra · 2024/25 · checked 3 October 2026

Record environment.recycling · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 95bea3ca325610013d4aba072db2a76a5c8f6a3ee3cd24c0bb9bc1900adfff4b

England · 2024/25

England household recycling rate

42.0% %

Same household-waste measure.

Southampton Data Observatory / Defra · 2024/25 · checked 3 October 2026

Record environment.recycling-eng · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 95bea3ca325610013d4aba072db2a76a5c8f6a3ee3cd24c0bb9bc1900adfff4b

Southampton · 2024/25

Residual household waste

567 kg per household

Waste not sent for recycling, per household.

Southampton Data Observatory / Defra · 2024/25 · checked 3 October 2026

Record environment.residual · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 95bea3ca325610013d4aba072db2a76a5c8f6a3ee3cd24c0bb9bc1900adfff4b

Southampton · 2024/25

Reported fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 residents

47.1 incidents per 1,000 residents

Recording practices differ between councils; incident counts are not directly comparable measures of environmental quality.

Southampton Data Observatory / Defra · 2024/25 · checked 3 October 2026

Record environment.fly-rate · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 95bea3ca325610013d4aba072db2a76a5c8f6a3ee3cd24c0bb9bc1900adfff4b

Southampton · 2019–2024

Change in monitored nitrogen dioxide

−30% change

Council-reported reduction across its monitoring network. Does not describe all pollutants or every location.

Southampton City Council · 2019–2024 · checked 3 October 2026

Record environment.no2-change · Indexed official webpage
Evidence SHA-256 11e2f9f34792c5f32533b2a58a6797ce0d687ebc22b1c21c1585a9b06ee98f0c

England · As cited March 2026

Annual nitrogen dioxide legal limit

40 µg/m³

Annual concentration objective, not a city measurement.

Southampton City Council · As cited March 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record environment.no2-limit · Indexed official webpage
Evidence SHA-256 11e2f9f34792c5f32533b2a58a6797ce0d687ebc22b1c21c1585a9b06ee98f0c

Southampton · 2024/25

Local bus passenger journeys

22.2m journeys

Journeys on services in the city; includes repeat trips and visitors, not unique residents.

Southampton City Council / DfT · 2024/25 · checked 3 October 2026

Record travel.bus · Indexed official webpage
Evidence SHA-256 11e2f9f34792c5f32533b2a58a6797ce0d687ebc22b1c21c1585a9b06ee98f0c

Southampton · 2023/24

Local bus passenger journeys, previous year

21.7m journeys

Same council/DfT release.

Southampton City Council / DfT · 2023/24 · checked 3 October 2026

Record travel.bus-previous · Indexed official webpage
Evidence SHA-256 11e2f9f34792c5f32533b2a58a6797ce0d687ebc22b1c21c1585a9b06ee98f0c

Southampton · 2026/27

Band D council tax: full bill

£2,381.48 a year

Full bill includes the council, police and fire precepts.

Southampton City Council · 2026/27 · checked 3 October 2026

Record council.tax-total · Indexed official webpage
Evidence SHA-256 11e2f9f34792c5f32533b2a58a6797ce0d687ebc22b1c21c1585a9b06ee98f0c

Southampton · 2026/27

Band D council services element

£1,998.18 a year

One component of the full council tax bill.

Southampton City Council · 2026/27 · checked 3 October 2026

Record council.tax-council · Indexed official webpage
Evidence SHA-256 11e2f9f34792c5f32533b2a58a6797ce0d687ebc22b1c21c1585a9b06ee98f0c

Southampton · 2026/27

Band D policing precept

£290.46 a year

One component of the full council tax bill.

Southampton City Council · 2026/27 · checked 3 October 2026

Record council.tax-police · Indexed official webpage
Evidence SHA-256 11e2f9f34792c5f32533b2a58a6797ce0d687ebc22b1c21c1585a9b06ee98f0c

Southampton · 2026/27

Band D fire and rescue precept

£92.84 a year

One component of the full council tax bill.

Southampton City Council · 2026/27 · checked 3 October 2026

Record council.tax-fire · Indexed official webpage
Evidence SHA-256 11e2f9f34792c5f32533b2a58a6797ce0d687ebc22b1c21c1585a9b06ee98f0c

Southampton · 2026/27 budget

Net revenue budget

£285.2m £ million

Planned expenditure, not actual outturn. General Fund; education excludes schools.

Southampton City Council · 2026/27 budget · checked 3 October 2026

Record council.net-budget · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 b1e2bb81cf611a139a247eed96212651f241aa77a0d11f0079038fac3b83b7e4

Southampton · 2026/27 budget

Gross General Fund expenditure

£691.2m £ million

Planned expenditure, not actual outturn. General Fund; education excludes schools.

Southampton City Council · 2026/27 budget · checked 3 October 2026

Record council.gross-budget · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 b1e2bb81cf611a139a247eed96212651f241aa77a0d11f0079038fac3b83b7e4

Southampton · 2026/27 budget

Social care net budget

£162.54m £ million

Planned expenditure, not actual outturn. General Fund; education excludes schools.

Southampton City Council · 2026/27 budget · checked 3 October 2026

Record council.social-care · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 b1e2bb81cf611a139a247eed96212651f241aa77a0d11f0079038fac3b83b7e4

Southampton · 2026/27 budget

Community, transport, housing and environment net budget

£41.79m £ million

Planned expenditure, not actual outturn. General Fund; education excludes schools.

Southampton City Council · 2026/27 budget · checked 3 October 2026

Record council.community · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 b1e2bb81cf611a139a247eed96212651f241aa77a0d11f0079038fac3b83b7e4

Southampton · 2026/27 budget

Museums, libraries and culture net budget

£10.26m £ million

Planned expenditure, not actual outturn. General Fund; education excludes schools.

Southampton City Council · 2026/27 budget · checked 3 October 2026

Record council.culture · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 b1e2bb81cf611a139a247eed96212651f241aa77a0d11f0079038fac3b83b7e4

Southampton · 2026/27 budget

Education and learning net budget

£16.22m £ million

Planned expenditure, not actual outturn. General Fund; education excludes schools.

Southampton City Council · 2026/27 budget · checked 3 October 2026

Record council.education · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 b1e2bb81cf611a139a247eed96212651f241aa77a0d11f0079038fac3b83b7e4

Southampton · 2026/27 budget

Planning, licensing, elections and regulation net budget

£12.07m £ million

Planned expenditure, not actual outturn. General Fund; education excludes schools.

Southampton City Council · 2026/27 budget · checked 3 October 2026

Record council.regulatory · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 b1e2bb81cf611a139a247eed96212651f241aa77a0d11f0079038fac3b83b7e4

Southampton · Council structure, 2026

Council seats

51 seats

Seats in the council, not a verified count of currently occupied seats.

Southampton City Council · Council structure, 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record council.members · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 b1e2bb81cf611a139a247eed96212651f241aa77a0d11f0079038fac3b83b7e4

Southampton · Current ward structure

Electoral wards

17 wards

Each ward elects three councillors. Boundaries were changed in 2023.

Southampton City Council · Current ward structure · checked 3 October 2026

Record council.wards · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 b1e2bb81cf611a139a247eed96212651f241aa77a0d11f0079038fac3b83b7e4

Southampton · Year ending March 2026

Police-recorded crime rate

120.1 offences per 1,000 people

Police-recorded crime excluding fraud, not all crime. ONS-published rate uses mid-2024 population. Some Hampshire offences cannot be assigned to a local authority. Comparators are selected coastal authorities, not a statistical peer group.

ONS / Home Office · Year ending March 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record crime.rate · Official source; exact record extract with original evidence locator
Evidence SHA-256 b35e02242e03df3d72c47a8ae6d7738e0dd70c8424b7e3b364786abde3715b0f

England · Year ending March 2026

England police-recorded crime rate

83.4 offences per 1,000 people

Police-recorded crime excluding fraud, not all crime. ONS-published rate uses mid-2024 population. Some Hampshire offences cannot be assigned to a local authority. Comparators are selected coastal authorities, not a statistical peer group.

ONS / Home Office · Year ending March 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record crime.rate-national · Official source; exact record extract with original evidence locator
Evidence SHA-256 a25fbe0fb4510f1da11291157f5262ab6adb45ede29c4a0e7ebb006324681c90

Southampton · Year ending March 2026

Police-recorded crimes

31,147 offences

Home Office recorded offences, excluding fraud. ASB is recorded separately.

ONS / Home Office · Year ending March 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record crime.total · Official source; exact record extract with original evidence locator
Evidence SHA-256 20db7ebb13f8eb4fd7711be49a749416e60e36c4a6403e42381b59678ef65141

Southampton · 2023/24 (revised)

Police-recorded crimes, previous year

32,635 offences

Previous year revised in the same assessment.

Southampton Safe City Partnership / Home Office · 2023/24 (revised) · checked 3 October 2026

Record crime.previous · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 0d79834cb09a3d12eec8c2ca226670a3f281578a8e357a4129911b226a8c96c3

Southampton · Year ending March 2026

Annual change in recorded crime

-0.7% %

Against revised year ending March 2025 in the same ONS release; not against an older unrevised total.

ONS / Home Office · Year ending March 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record crime.change · Official source; exact record extract with original evidence locator
Evidence SHA-256 e16f30bc549240d1178c47f57c5ee450b8bfe60c7bf0c3b11726aa290087c13b

Southampton · Year ending March 2026

Violence against the person

11,696 offences

Home Office recorded offences, excluding fraud. ASB is recorded separately.

ONS / Home Office · Year ending March 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record crime.violence · Official source; exact record extract with original evidence locator
Evidence SHA-256 44b977d3d058bd2fac08f5e191ae7ff9db322bf0a417cc53243a5484cda45f08

Southampton · Year ending March 2026

Sexual offences

1,286 offences

Home Office recorded offences, excluding fraud. ASB is recorded separately.

ONS / Home Office · Year ending March 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record crime.sexual · Official source; exact record extract with original evidence locator
Evidence SHA-256 bfa266cf72cc4e35043a6c44069c51c924cd59241c27a300e4dd71bfbf7f4d0f

Southampton · Year ending March 2026

Theft offences

9,771 offences

Home Office recorded offences, excluding fraud. ASB is recorded separately.

ONS / Home Office · Year ending March 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record crime.theft · Official source; exact record extract with original evidence locator
Evidence SHA-256 0983e84aa3f7e78adfdb0a5e6b5f47fcf395765806c982a07fbb94d14c1c5262

Southampton · Year ending March 2026

Residential burglary

933 offences

Home Office recorded offences, excluding fraud. ASB is recorded separately.

ONS / Home Office · Year ending March 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record crime.burglary · Official source; exact record extract with original evidence locator
Evidence SHA-256 6dfb53f9facbacaa9e6eff5697480f576cd512910e6e82b02daf450df779d8a7

Southampton · Year ending March 2026

Vehicle offences

1,858 offences

Home Office recorded offences, excluding fraud. ASB is recorded separately.

ONS / Home Office · Year ending March 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record crime.vehicle · Official source; exact record extract with original evidence locator
Evidence SHA-256 446f74de598ba0e8b2a3fdeaabd965ca20d291e271ca7db23a8f8e0248d962db

Southampton · Year ending March 2026

Drug offences

1,563 offences

Home Office recorded offences, excluding fraud. ASB is recorded separately.

ONS / Home Office · Year ending March 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record crime.drugs · Official source; exact record extract with original evidence locator
Evidence SHA-256 388dff3ae23578e61bb832a9990259b715619d0ce4358498d24ba8c3e4da32a3

Southampton · Year ending March 2026

Criminal damage and arson

2,413 offences

Home Office recorded offences, excluding fraud. ASB is recorded separately.

ONS / Home Office · Year ending March 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record crime.damage · Official source; exact record extract with original evidence locator
Evidence SHA-256 38ef9b8c912c446436c6a186c5e605c465c0312732c2de4992716dc07ffc4581

Southampton · 2024/25

Anti-social behaviour incidents

3,187 incidents

Police.uk ASB incidents, separate from recorded crime.

Southampton Safe City Partnership / Home Office · 2024/25 · checked 3 October 2026

Record crime.asb · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 0d79834cb09a3d12eec8c2ca226670a3f281578a8e357a4129911b226a8c96c3

Southampton · 7 September 2026

Hampshire reorganisation decision

Withdrawn decision status

Government withdrew the earlier decision and announced a rapid programme review. Earlier implementation timetables are not treated as confirmed.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · 7 September 2026 · checked 3 October 2026

Record governance.lgr · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 9c2c6f55a8ff4beda1335db9dd77d65659176a09f6b1ab96730e233dc1dc4691

Hampshire and the Solent · 5 June 2026 announcement

Hampshire and the Solent combined authority

Established authority status

Regional devolution is separate from reorganisation of city and district councils. The authority covers the wider Hampshire and Solent region.

Hampshire County Council · 5 June 2026 announcement · checked 3 October 2026

Record governance.regional · Official source
Evidence SHA-256 9c2c6f55a8ff4beda1335db9dd77d65659176a09f6b1ab96730e233dc1dc4691