Crime Rates at The Polygon, Southampton, SO15 2BP

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 2BP) 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 2BP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 272 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.