Crime Rates at Commercial Road, Southampton, SO15 1GH

Commercial Road area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 255th 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 1GH) in the last 12 months was 126.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% lower than the Banister & Polygon average (204.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (SO15 1GH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 919 crimes here, including 528 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.