Crime Rates at Western Esplanade, Southampton, SO15 1QJ

Western Esplanade 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 Western Esplanade (SO15 1QJ) 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 Western Esplanade (SO15 1QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 930 crimes here, including 523 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.