Total Crime Rate
334.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Methuen Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Methuen Street (SO14 6FR) in the last 12 months was 334.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% higher than the Banister & Polygon average (204.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 186.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Methuen Street (SO14 6FR), the main crime hotspot is near College Place. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 56 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 | Possession of weapons | College Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranbury Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Methuen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Methuen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cranbury Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Padwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Liverpool Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mordaunt Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mordaunt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Middle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cranbury Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lodge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rockstone Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cedar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bellevue Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bellevue Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bellevue Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ordnance Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellevue Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dorset Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | College Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | College Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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