Total Crime Rate

203.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 203.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Banister Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 122nd 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 Banister Road (SO15 2JT) in the last 12 months was 203.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% higher than the Banister & Polygon average (191.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 74.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Banister Road (SO15 2JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cromwell Road, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Banister Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cromwell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Banister Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banister Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banister Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cromwell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Weld Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Banister Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carlton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Carlton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Carlton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindoe Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Lindoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lindoe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fitzhugh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Banister Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Banister Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Banister Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Dibben Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Woodlands Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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