Crime Rates at Morris Road, Southampton, SO15 2BT

Morris Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 293rd highest crime rate of 734 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 Morris Road (SO15 2BT) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morris Road (SO15 2BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bedford Place, where police recorded 203 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (87 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.