Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 250.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.8 10/10
  • Public order 34.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Other theft 24.5 10/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Carlton Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 96th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carlton Road (SO15 2HN) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 147.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/107)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
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 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Southampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lower Banister Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Carlton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bedford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lower Banister Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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