Total Crime Rate

109.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Commercial Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 293rd 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 Commercial Road (SO15 1GF) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% lower 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (SO15 1GF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 67 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Handel Terrace
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sandhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Harborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Polygon Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Polygon Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Polygon Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Polygon Under investigation

Data Sources

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