Total Crime Rate
1659.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Above Bar Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 734 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 Above Bar Street (SO14 7DX) in the last 12 months was 1659.1 per 1,000 residents and was 710.9% 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 431 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 8 cases , down -46.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -67.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 565 (≈ 758.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Above Bar Street (SO14 7DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 815 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (190 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Banister & Polygon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sussex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sussex Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sussex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sussex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sussex Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sussex Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sussex Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sussex Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Scullards Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Scullards Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Scullards Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
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