Total Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Charles Knott Gardens area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 361st highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charles Knott Gardens (SO15 2TG) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Knott Gardens (SO15 2TG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Knott Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Banister Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cromwell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cromwell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cromwell Road Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Banister Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cromwell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banister Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Grove
Apr 2026Robbery Banister Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Banister Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Banister Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Banister Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holt Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cemetery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Woodlands Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cromwell Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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