Crime Rates at West Park Road, Southampton, SO15 1AQ

West Park Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 310th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Park Road (SO15 1AQ) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% lower than the Banister & Polygon average (204.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Park Road (SO15 1AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 438 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (71 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.