Total Crime Rate

97.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Handel Terrace area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 330th 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 Handel Terrace (SO15 2FG) in the last 12 months was 97.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handel Terrace (SO15 2FG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 272 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Handel Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sandhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sandhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Crossley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Blechynden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blechynden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blechynden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blechynden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blechynden Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Blechynden Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Blechynden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Blechynden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blechynden Terrace —
Apr 2026Burglary Harborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Crossley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourposts Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burlington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

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