Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 83.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 63.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Polygon area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 350th lowest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Polygon (SO15 2BN) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Polygon (SO15 2BN), the main crime hotspot is near Blechynden Terrace. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Polygon area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cumberland Place Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Blechynden Terrace
Apr 2026Public order Cumberland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cumberland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cumberland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Place
Apr 2026Public order Blechynden Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Polygon
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Handel Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Morris Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handel Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Blechynden Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blechynden Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fitzhugh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sandhurst Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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