Total Crime Rate
358.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
212.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Milton Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 47th highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Road (SO15 2JA) in the last 12 months was 358.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.3% higher than the Banister & Polygon average (191.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 212.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milton Road (SO15 2JA), the main crime hotspot is near Cromwell Road. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Burlington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cromwell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Handel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Handel Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sandhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cromwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cromwell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cromwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sandhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amoy Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cromwell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wilton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fitzhugh Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burlington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burlington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burlington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Harborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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