Crime Rates at Upper Banister Street, Southampton, SO15 2EF

Upper Banister Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 5th 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 Upper Banister Street (SO15 2EF) in the last 12 months was 1400.0 per 1,000 residents and was 630.8% 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 255 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 319 (≈ 886.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Banister Street (SO15 2EF), 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.