Total Crime Rate
303.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Northumberland Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 65th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Northumberland Road (SO14 0EN) in the last 12 months was 303.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% higher than the Banister & Polygon average (204.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 173.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northumberland Road (SO14 0EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Derby Road, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cranbury Avenue (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Banister & Polygon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Union Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Frederick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meridian Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Meridian Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Meridian Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cranbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cranbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cranbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Alfred Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bullar Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Summers Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parsonage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alfred Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alfred Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Alfred Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Frederick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Alfred Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Imperial Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nichols Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hartington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denzil Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denzil Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Blackberry Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Denzil Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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