Total Crime Rate

104.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.1 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 104.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Commercial Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 304th highest crime rate of 723 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 Commercial Road (SO15 1GE) in the last 12 months was 104.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (SO15 1GE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 277 crimes here, including 121 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cumberland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Cumberland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cumberland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cumberland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Polygon —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Handel Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Morris Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handel Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blechynden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fitzhugh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sandhurst Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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