Total Crime Rate
109.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cumberland Place area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 293rd highest crime rate of 734 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 Cumberland Place (SO15 2WX) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% lower than the Banister & Polygon average (204.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cumberland Place (SO15 2WX), the main crime hotspot is near Waterloo Terrace. Police recorded 313 crimes here, including 197 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Banister & Polygon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Waterloo Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Waterloo Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Terrace | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waterloo Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Waterloo Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Salisbury Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Salisbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waterloo Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waterloo Terrace | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Waterloo Terrace | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Waterloo Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southampton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brunswick Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lower Banister Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Windsor Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Windsor Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Windsor Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brunswick Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Brunswick Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Waterloo Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Waterloo Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Terrace | Under investigation |
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