Crime Rates at Burton Road, Southampton, SO15 2PP

Burton Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 50th highest crime rate of 724 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 Burton Road (SO15 2PP) in the last 12 months was 346.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% higher than the Banister & Polygon average (192.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 203.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burton Road (SO15 2PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cromwell Road, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silverdale Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.