Total Crime Rate

70.2 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 70.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 35.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Carlton Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 305th 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 Carlton Road (SO15 2HL) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% lower than the Banister & Polygon average (204.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ).

In the area around Carlton Road (SO15 2HL), 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 Carlton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Terrace Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Drugs Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Waterloo Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Southampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Southampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Carlton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winchester Street —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Henstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Place —
Sep 2025Robbery Bedford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bedford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Upper Banister Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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