Total Crime Rate

187.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 187.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Southcliff Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 144th 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 Southcliff Road (SO14 6HQ) in the last 12 months was 187.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 89.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southcliff Road (SO14 6HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Brintons Terrace. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southcliff Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Verulam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Methuen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Methuen Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Methuen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Methuen Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Methuen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Methuen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lodge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earls Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Forster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verulam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbury Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order College Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs College Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons College Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order College Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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