Total Crime Rate
1000.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bedford Place area has the 7th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 11th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Place (SO15 2BX) in the last 12 months was 1000.0 per 1,000 residents and was 388.8% higher than the Banister & Polygon average (204.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 258.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bedford Place (SO15 2BX), the main crime hotspot is near Waterloo Terrace. Police recorded 313 crimes here, including 197 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Banister & Polygon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southampton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bedford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bedford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bedford Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Carlton Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southampton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Salisbury Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Salisbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kings Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Henstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canton Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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