Total Crime Rate
1739.6 per 1,000
All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Violent Crime Rate
805.4 per 1,000
Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Fitzhugh Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 724 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 Fitzhugh Street (SO15 2PU) in the last 12 months was 1739.6 per 1,000 residents and was 805.2% 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 468 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 34.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 600 (≈ 805.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fitzhugh Street (SO15 2PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 663 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (111 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Southampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pirelli Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Awaiting court outcome |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Scullards Lane | — |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Scullards Lane | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Other theft | Scullards Lane | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Other theft | Scullards Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Robbery | Scullards Lane | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Scullards Lane | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Scullards Lane | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Scullards Lane | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Scullards Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Scullards Lane | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Scullards Lane | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Scullards Lane | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Scullards Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Other theft | Commercial Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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