Total Crime Rate

672.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

230.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 672.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 322.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 230.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Public order 36.9 10/10
  • Robbery 32.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.7 10/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Canton Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 16th highest crime rate of 723 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 2DL) in the last 12 months was 672.8 per 1,000 residents and was 251.2% higher than the Banister & Polygon average (191.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 230.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canton Street (SO15 2DL), the main crime hotspot is near Waterloo Terrace. Police recorded 324 crimes here, including 198 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 (30/132)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winchester Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchester Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchester Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Carlton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Carlton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fitzhugh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cromwell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cromwell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Cromwell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Place —
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Waterloo Terrace Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Carlton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cromwell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Carlton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
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Data Sources

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