Total Crime Rate

273.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

156.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 273.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 156.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.3 10/10
  • Public order 48.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 24.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other crime 16.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Somerset Terrace area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Banister & Polygon , and the 79th 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 Somerset Terrace (SO15 3FW) in the last 12 months was 273.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 156.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Terrace (SO15 3FW), the main crime hotspot is near Lakelands Drive. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakelands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lakelands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lakelands Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marchwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lakelands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hardy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lakelands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lakelands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lakelands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lakelands Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Testwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakelands Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakelands Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakelands Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour May Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Freshfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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