Crime Rates at Nightingale Road, Southampton, SO15 3EL

Nightingale Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 117th highest crime rate of 723 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 Nightingale Road (SO15 3EL) in the last 12 months was 206.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 115.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nightingale Road (SO15 3EL), the main crime hotspot is near Shirley Road. Police recorded 184 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.