Total Crime Rate
1686.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Carlton Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 2nd 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 Carlton Crescent (SO15 2ET) in the last 12 months was 1686.1 per 1,000 residents and was 724.1% higher than the Banister & Polygon average (204.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 313 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 389 (≈ 1080.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carlton Crescent (SO15 2ET), 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 | Drugs | Carlton Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lower Banister Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Lower Banister Street | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lower Banister Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Banister Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Banister Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Upper Banister Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bedford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Carlton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bedford Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kings Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bellevue Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bellevue Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bellevue Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ordnance Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Nightclub | Under investigation |
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