Total Crime Rate

108.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 108.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.7 8/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Varna Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 292nd highest crime rate of 723 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 Varna Road (SO15 3AF) in the last 12 months was 108.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 66.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Varna Road (SO15 3AF), the main crime hotspot is near Millbrook Road East. Police recorded 167 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Varna Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millbrook Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitt Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millbrook Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millbrook Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millbrook Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millbrook Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millbrook Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millbrook Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pitt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pitt Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dymott Close
Apr 2026Other theft Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Varna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Varna Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millbrook Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Millbrook Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Millbrook Road East Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Millbrook Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millbrook Road East Under investigation

Data Sources

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