Total Crime Rate

1000.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1000.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 483.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.6 10/10
  • Public order 69.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.5 10/10
  • Other theft 41.5 10/10
  • Burglary 36.9 10/10
  • Drugs 27.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.8 10/10
  • Robbery 13.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.2 9/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
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

Canton Street 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 Canton Street (SO15 2DH) 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 Canton Street (SO15 2DH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Canton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/118)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Berkeley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Waterloo Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Terrace —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Terrace Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Drugs Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lower Banister Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Southampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Southampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lower Banister Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lower Banister Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Carlton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Henstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canton Street 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Place —
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Data Sources

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