Crime Rates at Waterloo Road, Southampton, SO15 3BE

Waterloo Road area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 258th highest crime rate of 734 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 Waterloo Road (SO15 3BE) in the last 12 months was 126.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 77.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (SO15 3BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millbrook Road East, where police recorded 203 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shirley Road (84 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.