Total Crime Rate
156.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
114.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lyon Street area has the 47th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 184th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lyon Street (SO14 0LD) in the last 12 months was 156.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% 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 77 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 Drugs ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 114.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lyon Street (SO14 0LD), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 208 crimes here, including 140 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cranbury Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Frederick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | College Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | College Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | College Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | College Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denzil Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blackberry Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackberry Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Padwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Padwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Padwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Padwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Padwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranbury Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranbury Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | College Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranbury Place | Under investigation |
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