Total Crime Rate

1686.1 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 1686.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 869.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 169.4 10/10
  • Public order 163.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 105.6 9/10
  • Other theft 94.4 10/10
  • Drugs 83.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 38.9 10/10
  • Burglary 25.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Other crime 13.9 10/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
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

Carlton 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 2EW) 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 2EW), 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 Carlton Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/117)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dorset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winchester Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Winchester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Winchester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons College Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Cranbury Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lower Banister Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lower Banister Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lower Banister Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cumberland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cumberland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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