Crime Rates at Elmfield West Block, Southampton, SO15 1JA

Elmfield West Block area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 265th 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 Elmfield West Block (SO15 1JA) in the last 12 months was 123.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmfield West Block (SO15 1JA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 607 crimes here, including 382 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.