Total Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

The Polygon area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 333rd lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Polygon (SO15 2BN) in the last 12 months was 77.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Polygon (SO15 2BN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 67 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
Sep 2025Burglary Burlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canton Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Henstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Park Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Morris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morris Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Cumberland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cumberland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Burlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs The Polygon Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Polygon Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Polygon Under investigation

Data Sources

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