Total Crime Rate

109.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 43rd lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 293rd highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devonshire Road (SO15 2GR) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/105)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Handel Terrace —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Upper Banister Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Waterloo Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Terrace Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Terrace —
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Banister Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Banister Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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