Total Crime Rate

156.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.5 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 156.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 114.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lyon 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lyon Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cranbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Frederick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons College Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order College Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order College Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person College Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denzil Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blackberry Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackberry Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Padwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Padwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Padwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbury Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbury Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbury Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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