Total Crime Rate

96.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 96.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cambridge Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 332nd highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cambridge Road (SO14 6TB) in the last 12 months was 96.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Road (SO14 6TB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Methuen Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Grove
Apr 2026Drugs Padwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Padwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Padwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lodge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highcliff Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Methuen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Methuen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Methuen Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Methuen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Robbery Highcliff Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Dibben Mews Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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