Crime Rates at Waterloo Road, Southampton, SO15 3AR

Waterloo Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 723 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Road (SO15 3AR) in the last 12 months was 1624.7 per 1,000 residents and was 748.2% higher 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 309 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 447 (≈ 986.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (SO15 3AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millbrook Road East, where police recorded 167 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Landguard Road (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.