Total Crime Rate

263.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 263.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Empress Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 84th highest crime rate of 723 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 Empress Road (SO14 0JW) in the last 12 months was 263.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% higher 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 138.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Empress Road (SO14 0JW), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Empress Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawn Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bevois Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lawn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verulam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Verulam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Forster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawn Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Lawn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bevois Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Imperial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Imperial Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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