Total Crime Rate
10.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Methuen Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 20th lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Methuen Street (SO14 6FL) in the last 12 months was 10.2 per 1,000 residents and was 95.0% lower than the Banister & Polygon average (204.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
In the area around Methuen Street (SO14 6FL), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 216 crimes here, including 137 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Banister & Polygon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Winchester Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brintons Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brintons Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brintons Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brintons Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brintons Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brintons Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brintons Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Winchester Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brintons Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winchester Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brintons Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brintons Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brintons Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brintons Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brintons Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peterborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Peterborough Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Peterborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brintons Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brintons Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brintons Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranbury Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brintons Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | College Place | Local resolution |
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