Crime Rates at Devonshire Road, Southampton, SO15 2GJ

Devonshire Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 208th lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devonshire Road (SO15 2GJ) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% lower than the Banister & Polygon average (204.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Road (SO15 2GJ), 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.