Total Crime Rate
219.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dyer Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 121st highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dyer Road (SO15 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 219.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% higher 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 128.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dyer Road (SO15 3EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shirley Road. Police recorded 188 crimes here, including 84 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 | Shirley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Harold Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Lumsden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pitt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mansion Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mansion Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shirley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shirley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shirley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shirley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shirley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shirley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shirley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shirley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shirley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Harold Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pitt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harold Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harold Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harold Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harold Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Harold Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shirley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shirley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Janson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malmesbury Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cawte Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lumsden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newlands Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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