Total Crime Rate

1739.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

805.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1739.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 805.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 628.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 425.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.8 10/10
  • Drugs 110.1 10/10
  • Public order 110.1 10/10
  • Other theft 91.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.0 10/10
  • Robbery 48.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 48.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 44.3 10/10
  • Burglary 25.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fitzhugh 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fitzhugh Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Pirelli Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Mar 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Mar 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Scullards Lane
Mar 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Scullards Lane Under investigation
Mar 2026Other theft Scullards Lane Under investigation
Mar 2026Other theft Scullards Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Robbery Scullards Lane Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Scullards Lane Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Scullards Lane Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Scullards Lane Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Scullards Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting Scullards Lane Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Scullards Lane Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Scullards Lane Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Scullards Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Other theft Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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