Total Crime Rate

502.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

153.2 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 502.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 300.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 153.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.7 10/10
  • Public order 31.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Robbery 20.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.5 10/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Waverley Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 25th highest crime rate of 723 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 Waverley Road (SO15 1JF) in the last 12 months was 502.9 per 1,000 residents and was 162.5% higher than the Banister & Polygon average (191.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 153.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley Road (SO15 1JF), the main crime hotspot is near Millbrook Road East. Police recorded 167 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waverley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millbrook Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dymott Close —
Apr 2026Public order Millbrook Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Millbrook Road East Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Millbrook Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millbrook Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millbrook Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millbrook Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millbrook Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millbrook Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millbrook Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millbrook Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millbrook Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sir George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edith Haisman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edith Haisman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Edith Haisman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hewitts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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