Crime Rates at Kent Street, Southampton, SO14 5SN

Kent Street area has the 51st highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 208th 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 Kent Street (SO14 5SN) in the last 12 months was 144.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 96.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Street (SO14 5SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meridian Way, where police recorded 36 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.