Total Crime Rate

89.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Padwell Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 353rd 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 Padwell Road (SO14 6QZ) in the last 12 months was 89.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Padwell Road (SO14 6QZ), the main crime hotspot is near College Place. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Padwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earls Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Methuen Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Rockstone Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Rockstone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rockstone Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Methuen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons College Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Dibben Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Padwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rockstone Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Rockstone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Padwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbury Place —
Apr 2026Drugs College Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Place —
Apr 2026Public order College Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order College Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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