Total Crime Rate

130.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.3 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 130.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.0 1/10
  • Other crime 1.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.0 1/10
  • Robbery 1.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.0 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

Morris Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 235th 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 Morris Road (SO15 2BT) in the last 12 months was 130.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 64.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morris Road (SO15 2BT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morris Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blechynden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Blechynden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wilton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wilton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handel Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amoy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blechynden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Handel Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sandhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sandhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bedford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bedford Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blechynden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blechynden Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Cumberland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Polygon —
Apr 2026Other theft Park Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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