Crime Rates at York Close, Southampton, SO14 5RT

York Close area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 252nd highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around York Close (SO14 5RT) in the last 12 months was 122.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Close (SO14 5RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kent Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.