Total Crime Rate

191.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 191.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.9 9/10
  • Drugs 26.3 10/10
  • Other theft 26.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.3 10/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Bedford Place area has the 34th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 135th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Place (SO15 2DS) in the last 12 months was 191.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -34.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 90.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Place (SO15 2DS), 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 Bedford Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/137)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Carlton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winchester Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchester Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchester Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Carlton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Southampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Banister Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Banister Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Banister Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Banister Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bedford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bedford Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Henstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Salisbury Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Place —
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Data Sources

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