Total Crime Rate

889.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

433.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 889.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 433.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 311.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 126.3 10/10
  • Other theft 116.0 10/10
  • Public order 95.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 85.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.2 10/10
  • Burglary 28.4 10/10
  • Drugs 28.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.9 10/10
  • Robbery 12.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.3 9/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 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 6th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 10th 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 1GU) in the last 12 months was 889.2 per 1,000 residents and was 364.2% higher 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 121 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 168 (≈ 433.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (SO15 1GU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 263 crimes here, including 116 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 (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Handel Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Blechynden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Blechynden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blechynden Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blechynden Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blechynden Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blechynden Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Polygon —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blechynden Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handel Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handel Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Morris Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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