Total Crime Rate

524.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

337.2 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 524.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 337.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 214.6 10/10
  • Public order 69.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 53.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.3 10/10
  • Drugs 26.8 10/10
  • Other crime 15.3 10/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 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

College Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 24th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around College Place (SO15 2FE) in the last 12 months was 524.9 per 1,000 residents and was 174.0% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 337.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Place (SO15 2FE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 208 crimes here, including 140 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in College Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/123)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brintons Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
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 2026Drugs Padwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Carlton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Carlton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Padwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Southampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Padwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bellevue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindoe Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Lindoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lindoe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

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