Total Crime Rate

69.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Devonshire Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 303rd lowest crime rate of 734 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 Devonshire Road (SO15 2GG) in the last 12 months was 69.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Road (SO15 2GG), 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 Devonshire Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Ranelagh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canton Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Banister Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Banister Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Upper Banister Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bedford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bedford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Place
Sep 2025Drugs Henstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lower Banister Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wilton Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Wilton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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