Crime Rates at Derby Road, Southampton, SO14 0DY

Derby Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 310th lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Derby Road (SO14 0DY) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% lower than the Banister & Polygon average (191.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derby Road (SO14 0DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackberry Terrace, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.