Total Crime Rate

8460.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 8460.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 4320.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1880.0 10/10
  • Other theft 446.7 10/10
  • Public order 346.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 340.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 306.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 220.0 10/10
  • Burglary 173.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 100.0 10/10
  • Drugs 73.3 10/10
  • Other crime 66.7 10/10
  • Robbery 66.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 66.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 53.3 10/10
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

West Quay Road area has the highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Quay Road (SO15 1GZ) in the last 12 months was 8460.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4035.1% higher than the Banister & Polygon average (204.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 648 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 8 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 352 (≈ 2346.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Quay Road (SO15 1GZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Quay Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

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